Opinion Editorials

American Proficiency: Waging War, Quite Adept; Manufacturing Products, Very Inept +  


Doom and gloom has arrived in America and just won't go away. Stuck in Iraq, unable to pacify the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, an economy that is collapsing, a national catastrophe in the BP Gulf fiasco and a government that reports directly to corporate America.

Faking It: America's Standard-of-Living Bubble Burst Looming 3  


Through pretending and borrowing, we have continued to live in a land of make-believe where we can always afford to live a little better, despite any real basis for this assumption.

Jobless "Recovery" Requires Us to Rebuild America 1  


Destiny calls, but our "leaders" are either self-absorbed, clueless or cowardly. So, we must lead.

Two Decades of Greed - The Unraveling 2  


Rhetoric does not translate into action. Politicians have always been good at following through on promises that buy them votes. The tough stuff can be pushed off to the next guy.

Letters to the editor
07/30/2010

For the first time in history, the U.S. is preparing to file a labor case against a trade agreement partner, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced Friday.

07/30/2010

Not only will roughly 32 million new Americans be brought onto insurance rosters, and be given prescription drugs; the prices of those drugs will be allowed to ascend without safeguards.

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07/30/2010

Every aspect of catfish raising involves water polluted not just by industrial waste, but by human waste, garbage dumps, people bathing in the water and boats refueling in the river.