In Middle East, Religion Has Added to the Conflict

by | Oct 29, 2010 | Opinion

No situation in our world today has proven more contentious and seemingly unsolvable than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The insistence by Israel that the Holy Land is theirs by virtue of a gift from God, and the Palestinian claim that it is theirs because they...

Are Midterm Elections Merely a Game to Win?

by | Oct 29, 2010 | Opinion

As the current act of our political drama moves toward its curtain call on Nov. 2, we are likely to be treated to an increasing display of political theater at its best. There are leading actors, clowns, villains, even phantom characters who wield tremendous influence...

“Hereafter”

by | Oct 29, 2010 | Opinion

“When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing that will be.”   Three stories coming to a crossroads is the basis of Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, “Hereafter.” Death is their common thread.   The first story is that of Marie LeLay...

Young Men’s Lives Cut Short By Intolerance

by | Oct 29, 2010 | Opinion

This year, as children are playfully dressing up as ghosts and goblins for All Hallows Eve and Catholic churches prepare for All Saints Day, I am haunted by the memory of Zack Harrington. Zack is the young man who committed suicide a few weeks ago after experiencing...

What happened to fall?

by | Oct 29, 2010 | Opinion

  I don’t know what the weather is like in your part of the world, but around here we’ve been having a heat wave. On Oct. 27, the high (87 degrees) was 20 or more degrees above normal, and the low (75) was well above the normal high. After a record...