EDITORIAL
Clear policy differencesMany Americans are facing a financial crisis. Some have lost their homes through mortgage foreclosure. Others are in bankruptcy because of costs resulting from a major illness not covered by their health insurance, or have seen the value of their retirement nest egg shrink in the Wall Street collapse. More » |
OPINION
It's the carrot, not the stickSeven years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, with a $10 billion per month military engagement in the Middle East and a national presidential election less than two weeks away, perhaps the time has never been better to reexamine our nation's approach to foreign policy as it relates to the Arab and Muslim world. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Chang-Diaz not an unknown in Second SuffolkIn a recent editorial ("Stick with Dianne," Oct. 16, 2008), the Banner asked the question, "Who is Sonia Chang-Diaz?" She is a woman of color who has spent her entire adult life fighting for the needs of people who live right here in our community - the family displaced from their home, the child lacking adequate classroom resources, the elderly couple unsure how to pay for medications. More » |
