When heavens rightly align, when perfect temperatures accompany sunshine, we might agree that good people can hold varying opinions. That lasts no longer than our next step: define "rightly," "perfect," and "good." For the U.S. Senate the way out, or around, is "reconciliation," a word of heavy meaning, lightly tossed, often misapplied. ...more

March 11, 2010

Fish and tin drums Regarding the piece by Paul Krugman ("An affordable truth," Other Views, Dec. 8): ...more

December 12, 2009

Action on climate, if it happens, will take the form of "cap and trade:" businesses won't be told what to produce or how, but they will have to buy permits to cover their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. So they'll be able to increase their profits if they can burn less carbon - and there's every reason to believe that they'll be clever and creative about finding ways to do just that. ...more

December 8, 2009

Amid 2008's economic doom and gloom, this Pasco County suburb found itself listed among the year's eight most notable high-growth areas by a company that provides research for national retailers. ...more

January 10, 2009

The economic situation that we're experiencing in the United States won't get much better any time soon. Just when Wall Street suggests we might soon hit bottom to the tumult, my notions put the economy high on the Richter scale of continued shaky financial ground. ...more

November 6, 2008

The House today defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering financial industry. ...more

September 29, 2008