The heart business
COMMENTARY
These old terms seem as lifeless now as dead cows: philanthropist, humanitarian, altruist, volunteer, community organizer, community leader, Good Samaritan, benefactor, patron, sponsor, supporter or financial provider. They just lay there without breath, like something that won't move unless it's zapped with a cattle prod, at least to my ear. Full Story
The Waxman-Markey travesty
The cap-and-trade bill passed the House of Representatives shrouded in a fog of willful ignorance and calculated irrationality. No one could be sure what he was voting for — not after the 1,200-page bill had a 300-page amendment added at 3:09 a.m. the day of its passage. Full Story
GUEST OPINION
Palin's resignation: A surprise?
A surprise is when you walk into a room and everyone jumps out of closets and from behind sofas and yells "surprise!" usually because it's your birthday. A surprise can also be an awful thing like coming home to find two guys in your living room making off with your brand new flat screen and your grandmothers' china. Full Story
MOMENTS IN TIME
. On July 8, 1776, in Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall), summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. Full Story
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