To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Horse Or Camel?
BY FROMA HARROP A camel, the old saying goes, is a horse made by committee. We don’t want camel health reform. We don’t want Washington lawmakers debating whether it should have one hump or two. We want a horse – a sleek machine that performs with efficiency. One may prefer that landmark legislation enjoy wide […]
Eight Words Define Eight Bush Years
KAREN WEBB Moore, OK
On public radio's The Takeaway, they asked listeners to come up with a statement, in eight words or less, of the...
Missing Voice
FRANK P. BELCASTRO Dubuque, IA
Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act in 1993 to increase the number of eligible citizens registering to...
Open Letter To Ivan Holmes
BY EDWIN E. VINEYARD
I have attended several Democratic affairs where you were present and reported on what you were doing as party chairman. I...
Guiding Principle? Human Rights
FRANK P. BELCASTRO Dubuque, IA
President Bush tried to use his final days in office to push through a free trade agreement with Colombia that...