We’re stronger than the words in any pledge
The sun came up this morning, right on schedule. A new month begins. And--all things considered--the United States is no worse off after last week's frenzy of controversy over the...
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The corporate meltdown — and the name game
Here -- based on current front-page headlines -- is some investment advice for Americans nervous about what is going on in corporate boardrooms: Don't put your money into any companies...
Next they’ll charge you for the seat belt
In one of the most absurd and insulting indignities in current-day American life, most major airlines are now charging money for tickets. You may be asking: What's insulting about that?...
The strength to be found in empty places
The United States is under siege. That -- in so many words -- is what we have been told since Sept. 11. We can't always see our enemies, but they're...
Rescued once, will they be sent back?
The rights of Jamie G. Henry, accused of torturing his 8-year-old stepson and 5-year-old daughter with an electrified cattle prod, are being meticulously protected. Last summer, Henry pleaded no contest...
`She worked for her readers — it was magic’
I wrote her a letter. I had no idea how ill she was; we were supposed to have dinner, and she kept sending word that she wasn't up to it,...
The quiet, polite boy in the aisle of the Wal-Mart
The boy -- 9 years old, neatly dressed, a very polite child -- walked up and extended his hand. The gesture caught me by surprise. I was in a Wal-Mart...
The choices that are not theirs to make
The smiling face of Elizabeth Smart stared up from the surface of the registration desk at the Country Inn here. A color picture of her had been photocopied, and the...
In the book of candy, here’s Chapter 11
The person giving me a ride to the airport pointed out some of the buildings in downtown Omaha, including one in which Russell Stover candies used to be sold. Which...
Does the type in this column look too small?
Follow this investment advice, and you will be a rich man or woman. It has nothing to do with telecommunications, or computer systems, or wireless networks, or any of the...