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Limiting ‘libel tourism’

Opinion: Limiting ‘libel tourism’ Los Angeles Times: It’s called “libel tourism” — the practice of bringing


A peaceful blast at Mill Creek

Opinion: A peaceful blast at Mill Creek If you weren’t at the Morley Pavilion last Friday night, you


Ignoring state fiscal panel will be bad for Campbell

Editorial: What are the mayor and city council of Campbell thinking? Apparently not much, when it comes to


Foreign tax havens hurt US

Opinion: By Chuck Collins McClatchy-Tribune These days, the local businesses in your neighborhood


Afghan deadline is a detriment

Opinion: President Obama is caught on the horns of an Afghan deadline dilemma. In December at West Point,


Another kind of depression

Opinion: The economic effects of the Great Recession have been easy to see: a stock market crash, a sickening


Iraq killing dogs for control

Opinion: By Ali Kareem Institute for War & Peace Reporting BAGHDAD Gunmen are once again roaming the


Equalize Social Security tax

Opinion: Under the present Social Security system, the cap on the earnings is $106,800 and the tax rate is 6.2 percent, which means a maximum of $6,621 is collected from every wage earner and the employer pays an equal amount of $6,621 for each employee. Anybody who earns $106,800 or less pays the 6.2 percent every month for an entire year. If you earn more than $106,800 you will pay the tax each month until you reach $6,621, then the tax stops.


A lesson in race and grace

Opinion: A lesson in race and grace Dallas Morning News: Shirley Sherrod deserves more than a litany of


Quit beating your public servants

Opinion: Quit beating your public servants I have followed with inter- est the letters complaining about


Much of US intelligence work is done by private contractors

Editorial: Make us feel safe. That was the implied message Americans sent to Washington in the wake of the


There’s a good side to alcohol

Opinion: By Stanton Peele Los Angeles Times As California contemplates legalizing the sale of marijuana,


Arabs fear a nuclear Iran

Opinion: One of the open secrets surrounding the Iranian nuclear program is that Tehran’s Arab neighbors


Temptest in Barbie’s teacup

Opinion: KATHLEEN PARKER Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON The current Journolist controversy


Texas mayor’s actions leave unanswerable questions

Opinion: The graduation snapshots, radiant with vivid cap-and-gown colors and happy smiles, still cover the