ARE CELL PHONES A ROAD HAZARD?
No Internet sales tax GOV. Davis will consider legislation (AB 2412) that would require the application of sales taxes to Internet sales within California (Opinion, Sept. 6). He should…
Term limiters vote differently
The November elections are quickly approaching, and challengers are gearing up for the formidable task of unseating incumbents. Of the 30 House seats that are open, six are being relinquished…
Term limiters vote differently
The November elections are quickly approaching, and challengers are gearing up for the formidable task of unseating incumbents. Of the 30 House seats that are open, six are being relinquished…
WILL REAL GOP SAY ‘NO’ TO ADS?
To borrow from rapper Eminem: Will the Real Republicans please stand up, please stand up? Because there are a lot of "slim shadies" out there and fat-cat shady characters…
STAND FIRM AGAINST FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS
In response to Charley Reese's column "In tort-reform fight, don't assume lawyers are always the bad guys": Reese is right when he states, "The lone individual or family would…
Metropolitan digest
Social Security Citizens for a Sound Economy is having a forum about Social Security at 6:30 p.m. today. U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, is scheduled to…
THE RETIRING LINE
WASHINGTON - Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush talk frequently and publicly about their divergent prescriptions for Social Security. Beyond their visions of Americans' retirement…
Texas Takes Step on Warming; Some See Shift in Bush’s Position
Texas' three natural resource commissioners, all appointees of Gov. George W. Bush, said yesterday that global warming was a serious problem and that the state would explore ways to…
NORTH CAROLINA
Determined to see this year's $500 million school bond referendum passed, Wake County officials have kicked off an awareness campaign to encourage voters to support the initiative. The Friends…
No testing may mean increased pollution
But at a public hearing, state environmental officials said it won't be enough to violate federal laws. Other speakers disagreed. Ending auto emissions tests will add an estimated 12…