BY MICHAEL RICONDA It’s no longer hyperbole to suggest the government might be after your guns. A previously obscure Justice Department program which aims penalize law-abiding citizens who abide by the “wrong” laws was recently revealed. Though it is not a major item of discussion compared to other dubious Justice Department maneuvers like Fast and […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Open Letter to the Editor at Time Magazine: It was with great anticipation that I picked up your May 14, 2014, edition with the big red college pennant on the cover emblazoned with the word RAPE. “Great,” I thought, “The mainstream media is finally going to report about the sexual crimes committed […]
COLUMN BY MICHAEL MELANIPHY Public transportation is as popular as ever. Ridership just reached its highest level in 57 years. Americans took 10.7 billion trips on subways, buses, and trains in 2013. But this trend may hit a roadblock if Congress does not take action in the coming months to reverse a tax inequity that […]
BY LYNN A. DUGLE The Target data breach could have been a story pulled from a heist movie, with the thief coming in through the airducts. Reports indicate the multi-billion dollar hack took place after the network credentials of a heating and air conditioning subcontractor paid to remotely monitor the temperature at Target stores was […]
BY STEVE RUSSELL President Obama has announced plans to shrink the military to pre-World War II levels. This is staggering given the U.S. role in the world. Our nation will be weakened such that we’ll no longer have the capacity for a two-front war, for the first time since 1942. When President Obama launched operations […]
BY DIANE DIMOND In our supposedly enlightened era about sex crimes against children, there continues to be one glaring blind spot. Yes, there is more discussion now than ever before about the types of predators who target our children, the cyclical nature of these crimes and how to keep our children safe. And, yes, society […]