"This is a tough column to write, because I don't want to demean or insult those who write me in good faith. I've started it a half dozen times since November but turned to other topics each time because this needle (is) hard to thread. No matter how I present it, I'll offend some thoughtful, decent people."
The Orlando Sentinel investigates how Florida state House Representative Carolina Amesty's family obtained a state license for an unaccredited "Christian University." read more
A Democrat decisively won a long-held Republican Alabama State House seat in a special election Tuesday. The seat became vacant after the Republican who held seat resigned after pleading guilty to voter fraud charges. Democrat Marilyn Lands campaigned on reproductive rights. read more
The Moscow Times, citing Russia's Federal Security Service, reported that at least 40 people were killed and over 100 others injured in the attack. read more
The proposal incorporates several bills "designed to advance the cause of life," including the "Life at Conception Act" which provides legal protection "at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization." read more
#34 - You'll be waiting a long time if you wait for that poster to post anything truthful or factual. I do have links handy, but they show that Americans (U.S. Citizens) have the highest rate of murderers, followed by legal immigrants, and at the bottom with the lowest murder rates, undocumented immigrants. Of course that all makes sense if you step back and actually bother to think about it instead of letting some demagogue play on one's base (lower) emotions whip you up so you don't bother with that whole nasty "thinking" thing.