Overcoming writer's block is always a long, violent battle requiring courage and devotion. It is a battle many excellent writers engage on a regular basis. That's why I skipped all the trouble and settled...

Howard Dean lost the Iowa caucus, by any rational measure. Once considered the front-runner in a state extremely important to Democratic presidential contenders, Dean fell to third place by a considerable...

His mouth foams and his eyes squint together into a fine line of concentration. What to say? What to say to her - the woman with a mouth as curvaceous as her hips, who puts her cigarettes out like she's...

On the day of the 31st anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, a woman's right to choose an abortion - the single option that ultimately determines whether she controls her destiny...

In the 35 years since his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has become untouchable. King's saintly legacy is now above reproach, and it is nothing short of heresy to say anything remotely...

The ignorance contained in Nolan Soltvedt's Wednesday letter is truly cataclysmic. Soltvedt said the day U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein was "a day of sadness" for those who oppose the Iraq war and,...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has become one of America's "founding brothers." We celebrate his life as a man who shaped the nation's life as few others have. Racial progress is a train that left the...

The governor and Legislature's discussion about what to do with Level 3 sex offenders - sparked by the abduction of Dru Sjodin - fails to acknowledge the concentration of Level 3 sex offenders residing...

I, like a lot of Americans, was shocked and horrified by the disenfranchisement of thousands of Florida voters during the last presidential election. I had thought the problems were reserved to the infamous...

Muslims around the world have many grievances against the United States such as the country's occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. The list can be long, but likewise, Americans also have many grievances...