More and more there seems to be evidence of mistakes and mistrials involving death penalty sentences in the United States. And again a federal judge says it's unconstitutional ("Judge declares death penalty...

The column "Professors, buses make back-to-school blues," (Sept. 25) portrayed mass transit, particularly Metro Transit bus service, as an unreliable service, necessary only for those who are not lucky...

DBy Larry Jacobs id you know that growing numbers of Americans are filing new claims for unemployment insurance when they have been out of work for six months or more and are giving up even searching for...

Do you believe in the liberties enshrined in our Bill of Rights? Do you object to the continuing infringement of our liberties, most notably evidenced in the USA Patriot Act? Do you think giving increased...

Two weeks ago, Nelson Mandela told Newsweek magazine that the United States represents "a threat to world peace." Its posturing on Iraq, he claimed, was grounded in the Bush administration's "desire to...

TBy Molly Kentala oward the end of August there comes a day when the local Target begins hanging the giant "BACK 2 COOL" posters from the ceiling. To young children, such a day is considered a holiday....

Before Sept. 11, President George W. Bush's policy on Iraq was essentially one of "containment." As a recent New York Times piece points out, before Sept. 11, "Iraq was, frankly, nobody's high priority...

On Monday, President George W. Bush while addressing a crowd in Trenton, N.J., threw out his slogan "Ö either you're with us or you're with the enemy." To Bush and his hawkish cabinet, it appears that...

In response to the article, "U police investigate assault, role of bias," (Sept. 24) I do not believe that the response to this incident should be dominated by knee-jerk "progressive" political correctness....

The remarks by David Simon, "Pre-emptive attacks are prudent foreign policy," (Sept. 23) support a world view that escalates military tension and destabilizes any hope for a world order. In the wake of...