| Jan 23, 2012 | Food / FarmingI feel uneasy sleeping in a house without functioning smoke detectors. I lock my doors at night. I salt my sidewalk when it’s icy. I always wear my seatbelt. Like most people, I prefer to minimize my chances of getting hurt or wrecking my car or house, despite...
| Dec 26, 2011 | Economy / BusinessSlash the budget, That’s our plea; Just don’t cut What’s dear to me. Budget cuts are slippery. What happens when your state cuts aid to municipalities or the federal government cuts special help to your local school? Who ends up getting hurt most?...
| Dec 12, 2011 | Environment / HealthPlans for rail lines? We’ve a pile; But we can’t build A single mile. The term “American transportation policy” is an oxymoron. The United States has no policy regarding the nation’s transportation networks, no strategic plan, and no...
| Dec 5, 2011 | Peace / SecurityPressured by the need to shrink the federal budget deficit, Congress is insisting that Pentagon spending can’t continue to grow at the galloping rate of the last decade. In response, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress in October that he’s...
| | Environment / HealthDuring the presidential election season — which, in case you haven’t noticed, has already begun — it’s up to reporters to link major state-based political events to positions of the presidential candidates. One such event of late was...
