BY SHARON MARTIN We have guns. Nobody is coming to take them away, despite a vocal power lobby that wants you to believe that the...

BY RICHARD L. FRICKER An Oklahoma County district judge’s ruling – once hailed as a victory for transparency by removing a legislative-imposed shroud of secrecy...

BY DAVID PERRYMAN Sixty years ago, Tennessee Ernie Ford’s version of Sixteen Tons reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts. The lyrics were written and...

BY SHARON MARTIN Last week was the birthday of a Buddhist friend. At her celebration, we meditated outdoors in the unnaturally cool July weather before...

Update 12:15 p.m.: Pfc Bradley Manning today was acquitted of aiding the enemy, but was convicted of five counts of espionage and five counts...