A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains read more

Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains and everything that exists.

It's really historic; it's amazing. What else in California do the L.A. Chamber of Commerce and the SEIU agree on?

It's really historic; it's amazing. What else in California do the L.A. Chamber of Commerce and the SEIU agree on?

Hitler invaded in March 1938 and everything after that went downhill. My husband was in the concentration camp and everything read more

Hitler invaded in March 1938 and everything after that went downhill. My husband was in the concentration camp and everything was taken - but material values at the time didn't matter one bit. It was only after that it did matter.

The type of fig leaf which each culture employs to cover its social taboos offers a twofold description of its read more

The type of fig leaf which each culture employs to cover its social taboos offers a twofold description of its morality. It reveals that certain unacknowledged behavior exists and it suggests the form that such behavior takes.

In Manny we are getting a player who has won a couple of MLS championships in San Jose and who read more

In Manny we are getting a player who has won a couple of MLS championships in San Jose and who is a solid, proven professional.

Everyone needs to stop saying 'I'm a Republican' or 'I'm a Democrat' and just be good Christians. But don't worry, read more

Everyone needs to stop saying 'I'm a Republican' or 'I'm a Democrat' and just be good Christians. But don't worry, the Gulf Coast is going to be rebuilt, and it's going to be great. God works in mysterious ways.

Well, we're telling people to expect at least a half-hour delay if you're going to try to use the Homestead read more

Well, we're telling people to expect at least a half-hour delay if you're going to try to use the Homestead Grays bridge.

People are taking some comfort in results and a feeling that the economy is getting better, but there's still some read more

People are taking some comfort in results and a feeling that the economy is getting better, but there's still some caution. We need to see more evidence of a sustainable recovery. We need companies to start seeing profits more through top-line growth than just cost-cutting measures.