I am writing to bring further attention to the premise put forth by Jim Chiddix in his Letter to the Editor published on Feb. 15.
February 2013
Posted inOpinion
5 MYTHS: 117 cardinals charged with picking next pope
Next month, 117 cardinals from across the globe will gather inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, invoke the Holy Spirit and elect a pope to replace Benedict XVI, who’s resigning at the end of this month.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Cellphone bill not perfect, but was partial fix
You can’t legislate good driving or common sense, according to Rep. Wayne Parry, an Arundel Republican on the Legislature’s Transportation Committee.
Posted inOpinion
DANA MILBANK: More GOP governors embrace expansion of Medicaid
“It is not a white flag of surrender,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Visible wood smoke, smell indicate health problems
The surgeon general says, “There is no safe level of tobacco smoke.” The Environmental Protection Agency says, “Wood smoke is 12 times more carcinogenic than tobacco smoke.”
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Lent a great time to start low- or no-meat diet
Feb. 13 marked the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, when Christians would abstain from meat and dairy products in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting before launching his ministry.
Posted inOpinion
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Rubio’s immigration plan the lesser of two evils
The president suggested he would hold off introducing his own immigration bill as long as bipartisan Senate negotiations were proceeding apace — until his own immigration bill mysteriously leaked precisely as bipartisan Senate negotiations were proceeding apace.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Job loss an unwanted side effect of medical pot
The disconnect between federal law and state law when it comes to marijuana was on display again last week in a lawsuit filed by a Pittsfield woman who says she lost her job for receiving medical care.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Productivity doubles since 1968; pay drops 33%
I’ve always liked round numbers. Let’s imagine that an indexed-for-inflation $10 per hour minimum wage had been instituted at the turn of the millennium. We would now be at about $13.50.
