Between illegals and America's guest worker programs we may be looking at 20 million jobs, jobs held by the many guest workers and illegals. I would ask that the government look at all programs that bring foreign employees to our shores. The E-Verify program, if used, could ferret out most all of the illegal workers, which I suspect could be close to 20 million jobs that are lost to our citizens. This could re-employ millions of American laid-off workers. Many American industries refuse to hire American workers, claiming that they are "over educated for the job." Many engineers in American industry were laid off in the early 1980s by the aircraft and auto industries, etc. They were replaced with foreign engineers from India, China and nations of low wages. ...more

February 7, 2009

Congratulations to the Tribune and other media outlets for helping bring House Speaker Ray Sansom his just reward. He had nerve to blame the media for his downfall when he has no one but himself to blame. ...more

February 5, 2009

A family of five and a menagerie of pets that ranged from mammals to reptiles escaped a kitchen fire today that did $10,000 damage, authorities say. ...more

December 17, 2008

Trying to ferret out (with apologies to ferrets everywhere) last week's more readable letters was a bit like putting lipstick on a pig and ... oh never mind. ...more

September 14, 2008

In a small courtroom here, Ever Veloza, over the past year, has confessed to nearly 1,000 slayings in Colombia's conflict and recounted how the death squads he helped run were supported by army officers and prominent politicians. ...more

August 20, 2008

Planning to dodge the risks of secondhand smoke by sitting outside at a wine bar tonight? Surprise: If people are smoking on the patio or sidewalk, the air there is just as bad as it is in the smoking section indoors. ...more

May 23, 2008

Following claims by the wife of a University of South Florida football star that she did her husband's online coursework, the university is asking faculty leaders to study how to better protect the academic integrity of such courses. ...more

January 11, 2008

After claims by the wife of a University of South Florida football star that she did her husband's online coursework, the university is asking faculty leaders to study how to better protect the academic integrity of such courses. ...more

January 11, 2008

As Internet advertising is increasingly targeted precisely to meet consumers' presumed desires, the trick for advertisers is to sniff out people's interests and needs without riling their privacy defenses. ...more

December 10, 2007