We're pleased to know that at the congressional level they're realizing this is important.

We're pleased to know that at the congressional level they're realizing this is important.

The Shape of Things.

The Shape of Things.

[Abrams described a historically significant episode that revealed how the medical establishment -not just the government- has upheld prohibition.] In read more

[Abrams described a historically significant episode that revealed how the medical establishment -not just the government- has upheld prohibition.] In 1997 after the law was changed in California, Jerome Kassirer, who was Editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, wrote an editorial on medical marijuana called 'federal foolishness,' saying 'We know this drug works, everybody has their anecdotal experience of people who have benefited from it, get over it, reschedule it, make it schedule 2.' Unfortunately, ... he very shortly thereafter became no longer the editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Even after 9/11, when their life-saving role became clear, employers have dragged their feet on raising wages to a mostly read more

Even after 9/11, when their life-saving role became clear, employers have dragged their feet on raising wages to a mostly African-American workforce. Four years after 9/11, the real estate industry has short-changed security officers, undermined the safety of their own buildings and jeopardized the well-being of the entire city.

This is all very frustrating,

This is all very frustrating,

The fear that the Fed will continue well into 2006 has been dramatically reduced, and that's why equities look so read more

The fear that the Fed will continue well into 2006 has been dramatically reduced, and that's why equities look so good.

I really decided to run because I believe that if elected I can make a change for the better in read more

I really decided to run because I believe that if elected I can make a change for the better in Union City. Being a life-long resident, I've seen the city go through many changes, and the ones recently have not been the best.

I was young and I just didn't think it through. It was an indiscretion but one for which I hope read more

I was young and I just didn't think it through. It was an indiscretion but one for which I hope I can be forgiven.

It's tough because it happened so fast. At one point we were up there, and now we're at the bottom. read more

It's tough because it happened so fast. At one point we were up there, and now we're at the bottom. It's tough to swallow right now. ... Things aren't always gonna go your way. That's the only way I can really look at it. Some things we can control and some we can't.