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A president’s first year in office has become steeped in mythology

Opinion: It has been nearly a year since Barack Obama was (sort of) sworn in as the 44th president of the


Red flags on terror attack were ignored

Opinion: WASHINGTON — The more I think about the Christmas all-but-bombing, the angrier I get. At the


Drinking and driving is the best way to start a bad year

Editorial: Drinking and driving is the best way to start a bad year After reading “None for the Road” in


A little girl provides a resolution fit for anyone

Opinion: A little girl provides a resolution fit for anyone EDITOR: Many years ago, the words of a little


Screening for terrorists

Screening for terrorists Los Angeles Times: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wisely


Newer isn’t always better

Opinion: Newer isn’t always better EDITOR: I am writing to let you know that to me “modern technology” is


A neglected symbol

Opinion: A neglected symbol EDITOR: There is a familiar old hymn, “The Old Rugged Cross.” There is now an


Return of boy held in Brazil offers hope in Hoerig case

Editorial: It would be naive to believe that Brazilian officials had an epiphany after five years and decided


Elderly felons need a break from prison term

Opinion: Sometime in the 1970s, the United States began a love affair with incarceration that continues to


Where do we stand in war on terror?

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Since 9/11, Americans have been rightly concerned about how the numbers stack up in the


Wall Street bailout: The great sideshow of 2009

Opinion: In September 2008, as the worst of the financial crisis engulfed Wall Street, George W. Bush issued


Terror act result of government failure

Opinion: Had it not been for a malfunctioning detonator, nearly 300 people traveling on a Christmas Day


VOTERS SHOULD VOTE OUT THE CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS WHO VOTE FOR BILLS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE

Opinion: VOTERS SHOULD VOTE OUT THE CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS WHO VOTE FOR BILLS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE


Mexico City’s step forward

Los Angeles Times: The bloody drug war has reinforced Mexico’s image as a macho country with a taste


Tis the season to take a break from discouraging words

Opinion: Tis the season to take a break from discouraging words EDITOR: The national news this time of