There are not 1.6B terrorists

You don't have to be a particularly deep thinker to understand that not all of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims are terrorists, you just have to be willing to take a deep breath, count to 10, and think.

http://www.recordnet.com/article/20150117/OPINION/150119741/101127/A_OPINION

Turning the calendar with optimism

Hope and change are part of the American DNA. That won't change in 2015.
http://www.recordnet.com/article/20150103/OPINION/150109929/101127/A_OPINION

But how can they tell the computers are down?

#NorthKorea seeing loss of #Internet access, researcher says. Hermit kingdom officials must reboot both #computers. http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBh737M

On the stain of torture

We Americans like to think of ourselves as better than others. More open. More welcoming. More moral.
The torture report released this month by the Senate Intelligence Committee raises serious moral issues, of course, but a new poll that found that 51 percent of Americans surveyed said the harsh CIA practices were “acceptable under the circumstances” is just as troubling.
A few thoughts: http://www.recordnet.com/article/20141220/OPINION/141229986/101035/A_OPINION

#JohnMcCain #Chaney #terrorism

On Bill Cosby and the court of public opinion

http://www.recordnet.com/article/20141206/OPINION/141209706/0/SEARCH

News content isn't free

Consumers resist paying for anything they can get for free. Who can blame them? But one thing they must be convinced to pay for is news. That's because it can't be produced for free. Consumers may not like the news they read, see and hear, but there must be a system in place to provide them with timely, accurate and unbiased information.
http://www.recordnet.com/article/20141123/NEWS/141129835/0/SEARCH

When a grandkid is coming

When that first #grandchild is about to arrive it makes you add up the costs and benefits of raising kids. On balance, it's all worth it. http://www.recordnet.com/article/20141108/NEWS/141109584/101128/A_OPINION