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Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comments were appalling. What’s just as shocking is that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan basically agree with him. Sure, they are working to distance themselves from Rep. Akin’s comments, but both GOP candidates support a constitutional “Human Life Amendment,” which would ban abortion in all instances, even in the case of […]
I was taken aback by Debra De Angelo’s column, “All you need to know about politics is on your cell phone,” published Aug. 19. In it she states, “For me, the choice in this election is just that simple. Obama makes me feel good. Romney doesn’t.” Apparently, I’m supposed to be more angry about what Mitt […]
Rep. Todd Akin has expressed a view about reproductive biology that was suggested by “scientists” as early as the 12th century: If a woman gets pregnant, she can’t really have been the victim of rape. In his words, “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing […]
To whomever left the bag of quilt blocks and fabric on my porch last Thursday, I want to say thank you. It arrived on the day of my quilt group’s regular meeting. That afternoon, we were able to design at least three quilt tops, which will be assembled by members in time for the September […]
I need to respond to the editor’s note at the end of my letter “Apple, invest in workplaces,” published July 11, where the editor mentioned the radio show “This American Life” retracting the episode “Mr. Daisey And the Apple Factory” because of “numerous fabrications.” I do thank the editor for prompting me to spend some […]
The issue: 15,000 journalists — many armed with just a laptop and an iPhone — are busy in Tampa The Republican National Convention under way this week in Tampa, Fla., is the first such political gathering with blanket coverage by social media; indeed, some enthusiasts are calling it the first convention of the Social Media […]
By Netania and Raphael Moore President Obama has issued an executive order that may provide relief to those brought as children to the United States illegally, and to those who came properly but whose papers have expired. Though this decision was announced recently, there is already much misconception about it. Let’s examine it a bit […]
