Religion and Science

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015  |  Ed Raymond

It has come to pass that when a minority religious group rules a majority religious group disaster will occur.

Spring’s Sad Sweet Sugars

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015  |  Harry Drabik

Each of us is her or his own sad sweet tale of springs past and futures our roots have yet to touch. My summer used not to begin until I packed what I’d need into a second hand footlocker and left for work.

Spring Re-information Drive For The Observation Of Land Ethics

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015  |  Forrest Johnson

How do you protect the land by draining every acre and applying millions of tons of chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides? And you can’t even eat the corn. This isn’t real is it? These people can’t actually believe this can they?

Sailors’ Fukushima Lawsuit vs. Tokyo Electric and General Electric

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015

Several hundred US sailors from the USS Ronald Reagan are suing Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco), and US reactor builder General Electric, for $1 billion in damages. The case was brought in Federal Court in California’s Southern District.

A Tree By Any Other Name

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015  |  Al Kammerer

If you hurry, and if you like performance art, go east on East 4th St. from the Cathedral of our Lady of the Rosary to 7th Ave. and check out the trees. Decorated with children’s pants, onesies, socks, gloves, scarves and ribbons

Waco Siege Series – Part Five

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015  |  Jane Hoffman

Trinity carried the Sears battery up the hill the next day to put in her car. Stanley Mulbridge was waiting at the bottom of the hill with his Buick Park Avenue running, circa 1988

The GOP gang of Supremes go after Obamacare

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015

Look out, the Supreme Court’s black-robed gang of far-right ideologues are rampaging again! The Supreme clan is firing potshots at Obamacare – and their political recklessness endangers justice, the Court’s own integrity, and the health of millions

Awakening

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015  |  Emily Stone

Just a couple days later, after a fully-thawed night, I stepped out into a morning thick with the aroma of rotting leaves and breathing soil. The pale lavender sky seemed gentler than usual in this warmth, softened by the return of humidity.

Some Still Like It Hot

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015  |  Jim Lundstrom

The big red bottle is a hoot. It comes with a triangular warning: Don’t shake. The first sip was like being sucked into a time warp. Suddenly it’s 1991 again and I’m drinking my own chile-infused holiday brew

The Final Financial Solution: Shoot the Messengers

Wed. Mar. 18th, 2015  |  Gary G. Kohls, MD

By Guest Columnist William Annett