Reaction has been loud and swift to new recommendations regarding mammograms and breast self-exams, which came from a government-sponsored group that provides guidance to doctors, insurance companies and policymakers.
California, like other states, has been preparing for months to count everybody for the 2010 census.
The train is leaving the station for federal stimulus funds and, once again, it appears that California commuter rail will be taking up the rear.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has finally called for the immigration reform that President Barack Obama has been promising since he was campaigning for president.
On Friday, Oprah Winfrey announced that she is ending her daytime talk show because "it's time to leave." The earth continues to shudder.
The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Friday, Nov. 20:
It will take a significant change in policy for this nation to overcome its appalling school dropout problem, but maybe the place to start is coming up with a good slogan.
Editor: I have been a tenant/commissioner of the county Housing Authority for nine short months. I resigned Wednesday.
Editor: Re: Des Johnston's guest commentary Tuesday, "Delay tactics kill jobs."
Editor: Objections to the Wal-Mart distribution center ring insincere. Land that is converted to commercial use does not have to be tilled seasonally nor does it require massive amounts of water, which can be allocated to otherwise fallow parcels of land.
Accepting the fact
Editor: Save the Christmas parade. The name change to "Downtown Holiday Parade: Sand, Surf and Santa" is an insult to our local majority who believe that the time-honored season of Christmas should be preserved.
Editor: I wanted to thank the Sun-Star and writer Krista Bjorn for the amazing article last Friday for the Playhouse Merced benefit, "Love, Linda," to raise funds for my cancer treatment.
Editor: Regarding Jon Benton's Gown & Town column Saturday, the increase in prescription drug overdose deaths is part of nationwide trend.
Act of honesty
Five days in Austin visiting family and friends proved to be a Texas tequila tonic for the long nights of daylight-saving time.
Some of you might remember the 1976 movie, "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution," where Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into visiting Vienna and entering the psychiatric care of the equally famous Dr. Sigmund Freud.
Contrary to Dan Walters' column ("It's time for a hard look at California tax dodges," Nov. 9) enterprise zones create jobs.
On Friday, Oprah Winfrey announced that she is ending her daytime talk show because "it's time to leave." The earth continues to shudder.
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