Kirk Watson: “We need observing. I observed the election in 2000 from Micronesia. I was ashamed. I was embarrassed because I had to go…”

Washington Republicans are throwing the facts out the window and are trying to scare the American public into believing that our Nation is less safe today than it was under the administration's supposed Protect America Act. The Bush…

I regret that the Los Angeles Unified School District in California lost one of its most prestigious leaders. Ron Prescott died a week ago, and for over 30 years he represented the district in Sacramento, California, the capital. Ron…

this week we learned that the Army refused to release a report it commissioned from the RAND Corporation on the mistakes made in the planning and the implementation of the Iraq war. We all know that mistakes were made. However, it's…

we have lost a popular and well-educated school administrator who was an outstanding student and gifted in music. Early on, her teachers would say of her, ``She could walk amongst kings and not lose her common touch.'' She moved easily…