We all have rights to a fair trial
Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev deserves a fair trial. I know there are plenty of people who disagree with me, but as […]
Letters
Fasting for the spiritual benefits
My friend Dan Petersen has decided to fast, perhaps with prayer, perhaps with meditation. I think he got the idea […]
This isn’t about politics
Look at the number of people with their backs to the camera here — running to help others who were […]
Assault weapons ban bites the dust
Once again, thanks Harry Reid. This time it’s for refusing to include an assault weapons ban in the Senate gun […]
I have officially maxed out on ignorance
That’s right, I am suffering from ignorance fatigue. I am done with people telling me the free market can handle […]
Politics above people. What else is new?
I don’t want to write about the sequester; I was hoping I wouldn’t have to. But here we are as […]
How stupid does it have to get?
A child in Oklahoma who insists humans existed alongside dinosaurs can still get an A on a science test under […]
Attacks from every direction
No longer content to just badmouth and vilify hardworking Americans, it seems the right has started actively trying to kill […]
The great over-reach and how we can fight it
Republicans in North Carolina are convinced they will hold power forever, and that it means they should take us all […]
Let them know you care
The Tea Party-infused North Carolina General Assembly lost no time on the opening day of the legislative session letting us […]