Last week marked the start of the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. It is hoped that this month our fellow Americans will learn that Hispanics have been part of the history of this country for almost 100 years before the founding of the first English colony in America, and not just newcomers crossing the border. ...more

September 22, 2008

The Democratic candidates for state House of Representatives District 59 have been down this election road before. ...more

August 2, 2008

What will it take to get Hillary Clinton to quit? ...more

May 11, 2008

What will it take to get Hillary Clinton to quit? Oh, that's right, quit isn't in the Clintons' vocabulary, and she insists she's staying on the campaign trail "until there's a nominee." Hello? Apparently, presidential campaigns on Planet Hillary work differently than those here on Earth. ...more

May 11, 2008

The heroes of our presidential elections aren't the candidates, although today's campaigns do rival the epic quest of Odysseus. ...more

February 17, 2008

If Sen. Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee, he faces a financial dilemma: Use his vaunted fundraising operation for the general election or limit himself by accepting public funds. ...more

February 15, 2008

A federal judge refused Thursday to shut down nine casino-based sites for Saturday's caucuses, delivering a victory to Sen. Barack Obama in what has become an increasingly bitter Democratic contest here. ...more

January 18, 2008

Over a late supper here the night of the Iowa caucuses, I was reading a magazine article about Barack Obama, which included an arresting photo. ...more

January 6, 2008

After searching for ways to rattle Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and stem her momentum in the Democratic presidential race, her chief rivals believe they have found an opening: what they cast as her evasiveness on several key issues. ...more

November 1, 2007