BY VERN TURNER It’s hard to escape the racial dog whistles coming from various segments of our society. I spoke with an “enlightened” friend the other...

BY DAVID PERRYMAN Milburn Pennybags possessed a most uncanny ability to accumulate wealth. As far as I know, he was never seen without his trademark...

BY SHARON MARTIN An open letter to President Obama: My husband and I are staunch supporters of you and your administration. We haven’t agreed blindly with...

BY NORM ROURKE With apologies to my old friend William Shakespeare American hostages, that’s what we are, While politicians play games from afar. They do not care, nor...

BY JOE CONASON By Washington standards, the current government shutdown is an everyday disaster – of a kind we are gradually learning to expect whenever...