| January 2004 - December 2004
Howard Dean's position on abortion, he argues, makes it obvious why Catholics should support someone else
Liars! Liars! Green pants on fire!: Alan Caruba has had it up to here when it comes to the press, some scientists and the environmentalist movement over the issue of global warming and predictions about the future
They say Trevor made a mockery of MLK Day: Every year at Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska a student is picked to win the Distinguished African American Student Award. David M. Huntwork wonders why it's wrong to award a white student who happens to be a native of Africa
Homage to the Count: P. David Hornik has been listening to the great William "Count" Basie for decades but it was only recently that it struck him why the jazzman was one of the greatest ever in his field
Privatize the space program: Rather than spend hundreds of billions of dollars putting humans on Mars, writes Robert Garmong, George W.
The dead billionaire and the 'KGB poison killer'
It was made into a film, Tycoon, one of Russia's biggest box office successes. The band of London-based exiles has infuriated the Kremlin. So what are they up to? The answer is revolution. Berezovsky and Patarkatsishvili made billions in the smash-and-grab Yeltsin years when Russian state monopolies were privatised. They were among the first to see the opportunities in taking over industries rich in resources, but - at least by western standards - poor in management and exploitation. Patarkatsishvili was an economics graduate who ran state enterprises before he began a business empire that was to take in a bank, a TV station and numerous other interests. Berezovsky was a mathematics professor who started his career selling household goods.
Worm castings and pest control
As for John Boehner and the other Republicans that stormed out of the House chamber at the time of the vote, I say keep going. I want those in Congress serving the nation's interest, not a political agenda.Bob WhalenVistaCoastal Commission's surreal worldWelcome to the world of Alice in Wonderland. After the Coastal Commission repeatedly canceled local meetings concerning the San Luis Rey River forest, they recently met in Del Mar. And we're still told, "If even one little bird returns to the riverbed, clearing that wooden dam must wait at least another year." They're playing games with Oceanside residents in order to save, not birds' lives, but money! However, their delays will eventually cost millions more than if they'd taken preventative action before a flood in the clogged riverbed.If those money-grubbing old men on the commission cared about residents' lives and property, they'd quit using the bird as an excuse for their inaction.
Only one opening in relief corps
In addition, Scott Elarton, a career starter, has told Wedge he prefers to be a reliever. ''He's one of the guys, too,'' Wedge said. The final bullpen spot does not have to go to a long relief specialist. ''As long as we have a couple of guys who can go two or three innings, that's fine,'' Wedge said. Wedge also is prepared for surprises. ''If one of our young kids goes out of his mind (in exhibition games),'' he said, ''that's the long shot.'' Miller time? The Indians' No. 1 prospect, right-hander Adam Miller, lost much of the 2007 season because of a ligament sprain in his finger. Consequently, he has been told to take things slower in spring training. ''He's a little behind, maybe a week, but not really,'' Wedge said.
3-point man: Gostkowski unfazed by Vinatieri's legend
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Memo to Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski: all three of the Patriots' Super Bowl victories have been by a margin of three points. Which is to say, a field goal. "So I've been told," he said yesterday morning at the team hotel. "I don't keep tabs on that stuff." As far as NFL kickers are concerned, ignorance isn't merely bliss — it's a necessity. They have trained themselves to think only about the process, not the result. To think strictly about their technique, not the situation. And never, ever, to think about missing. "I don't think about negative situations," Gostkowski said. "I work on being mentally prepared for every kick. I can't be thinking: 'Oh, man, we need this kick.' I just play dumb, and do what I do." .
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