Letters to the editor from Dec. 19 North Pinellas edition. ...more

December 19, 2009

We don't see looting. We don't see street violence. We don't see people sitting on their rooftops waiting for the government to come and save them. ...more

April 4, 2009

A former Army Corps of Engineers consultant on trial for bribery was working behind the scenes to improve a Hurricane Katrina levee project, not to profit from it, his defense attorney told jurors Monday. ...more

March 31, 2009

Weary residents of this sandbagged city came together in churches Sunday, counting their blessings that the Red River finally stopped rising and praying the levees would hold back its wrath. A brief levee break that swamped a school provided a warning of the kind of threat that still hangs over them in the days ahead. ...more

March 29, 2009

The National Weather Service gave weary Fargo residents a dose of good news Saturday, saying the flood outlook for the Red River seems to be improving and may not be as dire as originally expected. ...more

March 28, 2009

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: ...more

March 14, 2009

Here's a shovel-ready stimulus project guaranteed to give the sluggish economy a swift kick in the pants: my own federally subsidized hot tub. ...more

March 1, 2009

Summoning the pride of a nation, President Barack Obama paid fond tribute Thursday to Abraham Lincoln by challenging people to embrace his vision of a collective union and reject a "knee-jerk disdain for government." ...more

February 12, 2009

The Bush/Cheney administration claims they have successfully prevented another Sept. 11 attack. ...more

January 8, 2009

Due to a brief hospital stay and some weeks of recuperation, I have been unable to wish a happy, healthful and more secure 2009 for my readers, so I start by doing that today. ...more

January 8, 2009