Americans need to face a sad truth that they already know: We will be hit again by terrorists. We knew that a day after 9-11 and we were reminded again when a young foreigner tried to ignite an explosive substance on a plane in Detroit. ...more

December 31, 2009

I see a lot of complaints about how things are going, but few solutions. I will try to give a few here. First: We should make drugs legal. This would save billions in law enforcement and bring in billions in taxes (like what happened with liquor). It would also take away a lot of money from al-Qaida and Taliban terrorists. Second: Bring home all of our troops on foreign soil. We could use the billions that it is costing for infrastructure repairs and put thousands back to work. ...more

December 24, 2009

It's interesting that with so much in common we can have such diverse opinions about how things should be handled. ...more

November 21, 2009

Terrorist trials Isn't it fitting that as soon as our president jets off to Asia, Attorney General Eric Holder informs us that we will be bringing the 9-11 mastermind and four of his fellow terrorists to our soil for a civil trial? They will be given the right afforded to American citizens to a fair trial by their peers. Are there any of their peers here to sit on their jury? ...more

November 17, 2009

This is in response to a letter to the editor "Be Prepared" which appeared in the Sept. 11 issue. This letter left me heart sickened and reminded me that hatred and animosity continue to fester. ...more

September 18, 2009

Federal and state authorities were investigating four men who were stopped in July 2008 after they were observed taking photos of the Daytona International Speedway. ...more

September 11, 2009

The head of Scotland's government says FBI director Robert Mueller was wrong to criticize the decision to free the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber. ...more

August 23, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House national security adviser says he's confident the administration will meet President Barack Obama's deadline for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by January. ...more

August 9, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday gave an impassioned defense of American demands that India and other countries do more to tackle terrorism and global warming. ...more

July 19, 2009

Some Democratic lawmakers are atwitter they were left in the dark about a Central Intelligence Agency plan to use trained assassins to kill top al-Qaeda leaders. ...more

July 15, 2009