Carrie’s Painting of the Week – 05/17/13

May 15th, 2013

By Carrie Jacobson
As I turn 57, I find that I’m happy.

An Administration Obsessed with Leaks

May 15th, 2013

By Bob Gaydos
A secure nation does not seize journalists’ phone records, Mr. President.

‘Barack Attack’ Times Three

May 15th, 2013

By Emily Theroux
Is this triple threat a tempest in a teapot? Not necessarily, but journalists can bet their White House press passes that members of the GOP/wingnut media circus will flog it right up to Election Day 2014.

Short Takes

May 15th, 2013

By Jeffrey Page
On Clinton, Cheney, Holder, et al.

Carrie’s Painting of the Week – 05/08/13

May 8th, 2013

By Carrie Jacobson
A prayer for the mothers

Sorry About That

May 8th, 2013

By Jeffrey Page
They needed a customer relations unit to figure out that the ad was racist and misogynistic? Can you think of anyone – Klan members excluded – who would not find this ad offensive and degrading?

AARP: New Publishers Clearing House

May 8th, 2013

By Michael Kaufman
Really, I don’t need an AARP card to show that I qualify for the senior discounts. And lately I’m finding their emails at least as annoying as the letters I get from Publishers Clearing House…

One Man Out in a Nation of Intolerance

May 2nd, 2013

By Bob Gaydos
Jason Collins’ coming out is just the beginning of what is likely at times to be an ugly, hateful path to acceptance. The truth is, this “melting pot” of a country does not handle “different” well.

Limbaugh Annoyed

May 1st, 2013

By Jeffrey Page
And then, along came Limbaugh who had just about as much as he could stand about Jason Collins.

Pill Mills: Prescription for a Tragic Loss

May 1st, 2013

By Emily Theroux
In 2011, Florida finally passed legislation designed to derail ‘the Oxy Express.’ But help arrived too late to save my sister’s life.