A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform read more

I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league's new dress code, ... Iverson and other NBA players have suggested that they will not abide by the league's dress code, and Bodog.com will offer to reimburse any fines levied, and match the payment with a donation to each player's charity of choice.

Shows like 'CSI' are teaching people that without forensic evidence, you can't convict anybody.

Shows like 'CSI' are teaching people that without forensic evidence, you can't convict anybody.

I would imagine that most people who read newspapers and look at Web sites are aware of headlines being made read more

I would imagine that most people who read newspapers and look at Web sites are aware of headlines being made on substantially higher metal costs. If retailer costs go up, eventually the consumer pays for it.

We think it is totally disrespectful of the local community,

We think it is totally disrespectful of the local community,

Armies are not only for offensives.

Armies are not only for offensives.

That is part of how we play. We play in streaks and their goalie did a real good job in read more

That is part of how we play. We play in streaks and their goalie did a real good job in the second quarter.

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.

IP therapy is not a new treatment approach, but it has not been widely accepted as the gold standard for read more

IP therapy is not a new treatment approach, but it has not been widely accepted as the gold standard for women with ovarian cancer. There has been a prejudice against IP therapy in ovarian cancer because it's an old idea, it requires skill and experience for the surgery and for the chemotherapy, and it's more complicated than IV chemotherapy. But now we have firm data showing that we should use a combination of IP and IV chemotherapy in most women with advanced ovarian cancer who have had successful surgery to remove the bulk of their tumor.