There is no need to be excited or encouraged by the appeal.

There is no need to be excited or encouraged by the appeal.

This country was founded on the concept of asylum that you never return those who flee persecution to countries where read more

This country was founded on the concept of asylum that you never return those who flee persecution to countries where they are persecuted. Are we living up to this commitment?

Income and sales taxes are both collected in dribs and drabs.

Income and sales taxes are both collected in dribs and drabs.

The two other parts [Moore] played from the '50s are so different from Evelyn Ryan. The character she played in read more

The two other parts [Moore] played from the '50s are so different from Evelyn Ryan. The character she played in The Hours was a woman who fled the oppression of her home. Evelyn Ryan stayed. She chose to brave it out, because she was determined to make sure every one of those 10 kids of hers made it out of that house intact. It's heroic.

The nursing home and hospital share the dining room, but that's all. We are in space that was vacant.

The nursing home and hospital share the dining room, but that's all. We are in space that was vacant.

We then resorted to watching them through a telescope and marked the places where they landed to pick up sample read more

We then resorted to watching them through a telescope and marked the places where they landed to pick up sample droppings for viral tests.

I was lucky with my tire choices, but this afternoon I made a couple of mistakes. I'm trying to play read more

I was lucky with my tire choices, but this afternoon I made a couple of mistakes. I'm trying to play it safe. Second is good, but I'm sure the others will be pushing hard tomorrow.

The situation in Abidjan is very similar to the one we had yesterday. There's a crowd of Young Patriots outside read more

The situation in Abidjan is very similar to the one we had yesterday. There's a crowd of Young Patriots outside the U.N. building as we speak, and it's a growing crowd. We had an attack on a U.N. convoy this morning shortly before 7 a.m.

My mom still eats meat. I will encourage her when it's appropriate to not eat meat. In fact, when we read more

My mom still eats meat. I will encourage her when it's appropriate to not eat meat. In fact, when we sit down at a table to eat, I don't hesitate to tell her how gross eating meat seems just as often as she nags me about my driving when we are in a car together.