Kleinheider wonders why our senior statesman has not taken a stronger stand against the excesses of modern right-wing rhetoric More

Garrigan writes that recent gun legislation — first at the national and state levels, and now locally — has given rise to a refreshing unpredictability among elected officials who have been forced to pick a side.   More

A registered nurse writes about his experience going to Washington DC to meet with his representatives to share stories about people's hardships because of our "broken" health care system. More

Mayor Karl Dean has gotten behind efforts to seek federal stimulus dollars for Metro General Hospital at Meharry. More