Opinion
A tiny bug spreads happiness
Great news, people: a hot spot of nine-spotted ladybugs has been spotted in Amagansett, N.Y...
Letters | Knock up Danish
(Re: “Why would anyone need a gun or an abortion?” Danish Plan, Feb. 7.) I’d like to see Paul Danish strap on a pregnancy suit for nine months, be induced to vomit every day at least three times for at least three months, then I, as a clinical hypnotherapist, rabbi ...
What’s inside Big Oil’s head?
As one politician bluntly said of Washington’s annual tax giveaway to massively profitable oil corporations, “We don’t need incentives to the oil and gas companies to explore. There are plenty of incentives.” That was no lefty talking — it was George W. Bush...
U.S. at fault for circumstances feeding immigration
The current media hysteria about Central American kids was sparked by photos of the appalling conditions in the detention facilities. Those photos were leaked by members of the Border Patrol to Tea Party activists who wanted to pressure the Obama administration to ...
Offer a coal alternative
(Re: “Another lump of coal,” Danish Plan, Dec. 17.) While I found the article by Mr. Danish amusing, he does nothing to propose where the computing center should have been built and thus what type of electrical generation should be used. Had the center been built ...
Repeal the Patriot Act
It’s back. The Patriot Act — a grotesque, ever-mutating, hydra-headed monstrosity from the Bush-Cheney Little Shop of Horrors — has risen again, this time with an added twist of Orwellian intrusiveness from the Obamacans...
Wall Street gets giddy over the urge to merge
Uh-oh. You always have to worry when you hear that there’s a new “air of giddiness on Wall Street...
Let’s join the Army!
Imagine “net zero.” That’s the wonky phrase attached to an elegant idea — namely, converting communities to total renewable energy, complete recycling, and a culture of conservation to bring humankind’s carbon footprint into a sustainable balance with a healthy earth...
Entergy goes nuclear over Vermont’s decision
The nuclear power boys are weaseling again, this time in Vermont...







