BY KENNY BELFORD Ever had one of those weeks when Murphy's Law seemed to be the law of the land? You betcha! Sometimes nothing seems...

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Guess who’s whining the loudest these days, wailing that they’re getting a raw deal from Barack Obama. Not the unemployed and barely employed – even though the White House has blithely ignored their critical need for a national jobs program. Not the poor, even though their ranks are swelling as millions of […]

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Except when it does. Which isn’t often. Usually, when it rains, we apologize to tourists and visitors, take out our [perpetually] almost new raincoats and say things like “We need this” and “Don’t you just love the rain?” Then it goes back to being 70-something degrees and sunny for a few more […]

BY JAMES NIMMO Are America's gay and lesbian service members better off with Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell now on the way to the trash can...

BY FROMA HARROP It’s been tough watching fellow shoppers fill their carts with Chinese imports as the People’s Republic stomps on American interests and values. At WalMart, Bed Bath & Beyond and other big chains, it’s hard to find goods NOT-made-in-China. Lamps, popcorn makers, kitty scratch boards. Cuisinart toasters and Emeril cookware. Made in China. […]