legal and illegal - it is an article of faith that vast numbers of new arrivals are fracturing American traditions, recalibrating our values and undermining our language. Spanish spoken on the streets of L.A. is, to those inclined to see it that way, evidence of something essential slipping out of our culture, or of a scary kind of reverse assimilation. Instead of becoming more like Americans, the fear is that immigrants are trying to absorb parts of this country into Latin America. ...more

September 26, 2008

While Hernando County may have a relatively low immigrant population compared with other Florida counties, immigrant students still often have unique learning needs. ...more

September 8, 2008

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of an Oklahoma law targeting illegal immigration, saying the measures are probably unconstitutional. ...more

June 5, 2008

Widows of military veterans heard U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was coming to town, so they made their presence known. ...more

January 23, 2008

Loss Of Tranquility For the past few years our holidays have been ruined by pounding, loud music in the neighborhood. I've telephoned the police but was told by a deputy their hands are tied because they have no decibel meters. Apparently, Pasco County gave the decibel meters to Code Enforcement, which, by the way, closes at 5 every evening and is closed on the weekend. ...more

December 31, 2007

Belgian authorities detained 14 people Friday whom they described as Islamic extremists planning to use explosives to free a supporter of al-Qaida who is imprisoned for plotting an attack on a Belgian air base. The authorities said raids in 15 locations, mostly in Brussels, had turned up explosives and arms. ...more

December 23, 2007