Hillary Rodham Clinton ridiculed Democratic rival Barack Obama on Tuesday for his contention that living abroad as a child helped give him a better understanding of the foreign policy challenges facing the United States. ...more

November 21, 2007

This concerns the decision of not guilty by the jury in the Lee Anderson case. Emotions about that verdict have not been as high since the O.J. Simpson trial and the same jury decision of not guilty. Emotions were greatly enlarged by the media, with its repeated showing of the guards taking Anderson to the ground. The problem with making judgment on the basis of emotion and not on the evidence (especially if the jury does so) is that we then lose the basis of equality under the law. ...more

October 23, 2007

Seven guards and a nurse found not guilty. Sorry to say but it didn't appear justice was served in this case. Seven large men trained to subdue a suspect, couldn't control a small 14-year-old without killing him. They will all meet the ultimate judge and receive what's right. This verdict, along with some others, sends the wrong message to people who obey the laws. ...more

October 19, 2007

Regarding 'Acquitted On all Counts' (front page, Oct. 13): I read with disbelief the headlines that the seven boot camp employees were exonerated of any responsibility in the 14-year-old child's death. Just watching the video makes a case for brutality. If the kid had been a dog, the guards would have been convicted of animal cruelty at the very least. ...more

October 16, 2007