Category: Features

I don’t understand the commotion over oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico when a drilling operation went sour. Oil has always oozed out of …

England, the land of Magna Carta, continues hellbent on its transformation into full-blown police statehood, offering in the process a glimpse at what our own …

My wife and I recently hired a general contractor to remodel our bathroom. This small- businessman, whose livelihood depends on reputation and referral, was friendly, …

J.D. Hayworth, a former sports announcer and Republican congressman, and most recently a local Phoenix AM conservative shock-jock, is running in the Arizona Republican senatorial …

President Obama has been completely deferential toward Vladimir Putin, the wannabe Stalin. Obama caved on putting antimissile defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic, staunch …

What shall we call this age we’re living in? It isn’t the Era of Good Feeling, that’s for sure — though I hope it isn’t …

What if government did not know where you lived or worked, how much you earned or whether you had children? How could it tax you, …

Obama has used both the TARP bailout funds and the stimulus bill funds as any Chicago politician would — as slush funds from which money …

A recent AP story (March 26) gives us some insight into how well the feds will run our healthcare system. The AP reports the results …

Planners have zoned 97% of my home state of Oregon as “rural.” In the least restrictive of the rural zones, you cannot build a house …