by Mark S. Mellman | Jan 5, 2012 | News
During Newt Gingrich’s surge I was reminded that despite the egos in the little community of political consultants, candidates count a lot more than advisors and staff. Gingrich languished at the bottom with his all-star team in place, only to rise without them....
by Our Readers | Jan 5, 2012 | News
Cell Phone Use Hazardous in Cars Recent letters have suggested that hands-free cell phone use is safer than hand-held use while driving. Studies show that the two are equally dangerous, as dangerous as driving drunk. This isn’t just because your attention is...
by Stephanie Kraft | Jan 5, 2012 | News
Pearl Harbor: the “Day of Infamy.” The archetypal unprovoked aggression. The sneak attack that killed more than 2,300 unsuspecting Americans. But was it really unprovoked? Not so unprovoked as most Americans have believed for 70 years. The U.S.had actually...
by Maureen Turner | Jan 5, 2012 | News
A local candidate was in the running to be named Scrooge of the Year for 2011 by a national labor group, but lost to that most dreaded of villains: a Wal-Mart executive. Each December, Jobs With Justice invites the public to vote for a person or corporation deemed to...
by Stephanie Kraft | Jan 12, 2012 | News
Sometimes we don’t notice the news we should be reading. Last week an item not placed in the most visible position in the local papers announced a likely sudden, drastic reduction in the availability of cod. It seems that a report from three years ago showing...
