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On Jan. 18, America Online’s Politics Daily ran a column by poet and essayist Donna Trussell in which she advocated dismantling the U.S. Peace Corps because of its apparent failure to protect female volunteers. “Peace Corps Turns 50 Amid Charges of Rape, Murder and Cover-Up” read the headline. more
It’s not even February yet, but so far it looks like 2011 will finally be the year New York gets moving in the right direction. more
Earlier this month, Isabella Grasso, a 17-year-old senior at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, was killed when her car crossed a double yellow line and collided with another vehicle, also driven by a teenager. more
Maybe it would be more accurate to say she’s an English muffin, born to British parents who immigrated to Lake Havasu, Ariz., where they ran the fake English village exhibit at an amusement park. more
If you lived through the assassinations of President Kennedy, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, then your heart and soul have been etched by public tragedy. Last week, that anxious, pit-in-the-stomach feeling grabbed hold when U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others were shot down in Tucson. more
Like many of you, I was shocked and heartbroken over the tragic shooting in Tucson that left six people dead, including U.S. District Judge John Roll and the inspirational 9-year-old, Christina Taylor Greene. more
They say misery loves company, and if that’s the case, New York state has lots of company. It’s no secret that New York is faced with a budget deficit of at least $10 billion. But compared with some of the other big states, New York’s budget dilemma may be small change. Or is it? more
Almost two weeks ago, 22-year-old Jared L. Loughner, allegedly armed with a Glock 9mm with a 30-round magazine (and another bullet in the chamber) opened fire at a public meet-and-greet outside a Safeway store in Tucson, killing six and wounding 13, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. more
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