Opinion

Sept. 12, 2011 - Last month Target fired Tashawna Green — but not for being bad at her job. They fired her, she says, for trying to make her job better. Green, a 21-year-old single mom, was the most public supporter of a campaign to unionize the work...

Sept. 12, 2011 - If you really want to understand conservatives these days, you should check out some talk radio shows. It might not make for the most relaxing listening experience, but you'll probably learn things you never knew before. Despite the ...

Sept. 12, 2011 - Texas Governor Rick Perry had a busy summer. In July, he told reporters he felt "called" to run for president. In August, he hosted "The Response," a prayer rally that drew thousands of people to a Houston stadium. By September, he had...

Sept. 12, 2011 - No U.S. troops were killed in Iraq last month. So why aren't we celebrating? Because the war isn't over yet and it costs way too much — in Iraqi lives and our money. With so much attention and so many billions of our tax dollars shi...

A tractor-trailer truck out of Bakersfield lost control while making a left-turn on a busy Natomas thoroughfare early Monday morning and flipped over onto its side. Police quickly closed lanes on Truxel Road at the I-80 overpass and send out warnings ...

First of all, I’d like to start by thanking all of the men and women in public service who gave and continue to give their lives for the protection and safety of society. I will never be able to fully comprehend your commitment … Continu...

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) September 10, 2011 – The Department of Homeland Security said today that it was studying several "credible threats" made to the United States government in a two-hour broadcast Wednesday night from a location believe...

September 10, 2011 - On September 11th, 2001, on what was a perfect morning-right up until the very moment a Boeing 767-223-ER slammed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, I stood on the corner of Delancey and Ridge Streets in downtown Manha...

September 10, 2011 - A full complement of Republican presidential candidates gathered for the battle royale at the Ronald Reagan Library in Seamy (Simi) Valley, Calif. And though he was only there in spirit, the Great Communicator could easily have sup...

The numbers are similar; which deserves the applause? 234: The number of executions in Texas since Rick Perry has been governor. 271: The number of convictions reversed, including many capital cases, by DNA evidence since the creation of the Innocenc...