11+ hour, 27+ min ago  (135+ words) After 9/11 one significant objective was to "win hearts and minds." Simply put that means do things that create friends instead of enemies.One goal is to dissuade potential recruits of terrorist organizations.For over 20 years efforts were made in that…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (449+ words) What exactly do we want to be as a country when we grow up? "Saving face" is a smoke and mirrors exercise. It's all about avoiding embarrassment about an error. It is smoke and mirrors because everyone knows anyway but…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (674+ words) Editor's note: The following letters to the editor were inadvertently omitted from the Sunday, June 22 paper. We apologize for the inconvenience. Now that our dictator-in-chief has elected war over peace (without congressional approval), we need to expect that Iran will…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1091+ words) The civic education needed to support our democracy should begin in grade school and continue through high school and into adulthood. It should involve actual experience in democratic processes. Opinion: Civic education is needed for all Americans in order to…...