TOM VILSACK: Food security is a top priority

I strongly believe that America's ingenuity and sense of fairness should be applied to the effort of eliminating childhood hunger in this country. The Department of Agriculture is deeply involved in this effort as we work toward a national approach t

JOSEPH J. PENBERA: What Obama needs to hear on job creation

The White House has announced that President Barack Obama will convene a group of experts to discuss job creation. The focus of the December meeting: Why have the billions of dollars spent in bank bailouts, auto purchase subsidies and mortgage relief prod

CAL THOMAS: Terrorist trials in U.S. is dangerous

The Obama administration has chosen the wrong New York venue to try five co-conspirators in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Instead of a Manhattan courtroom less than a mile from the site of where the World Trade Center stood,

BRIAN CALHOUN: Stealing from Measure C funds is wrong

Ka-ching! Ka-ching!

RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Lou Dobbs and his issues

SAN DIEGO -- Many Latinos probably feel like salsa dancing in the streets now that CNN has finally purged itself of Lou Dobbs.

PETER E. WEBER: What kind of governance reform does state need?

California voters are understandably angry about the way our state is being governed. The respected non-partisan PEW Center for the states evaluates and ranks state government performance. Only two states rank lower than California, and California ranks d

STEVE KANG: UC Merced is a catalyst for our Valley's prosperity

The University of California, Merced marked a major milestone this fall as we welcomed our fifth -- and by far our largest -- incoming class of students. Of the 3,400 students currently enrolled, about 225 are from Fresno, Madera and Kings counties. These

RICHARD LEHMAN: Costa, Cardoza showed leadership in health vote

By Richard Lehman

We’ve had a broken health care system for years, and people who understand the dilemma facing us know that if we don’t fix Medicare and Medicaid, sooner rather than later, it will bankrupt our nation. In addition, all Americans who have insurance today pay at least an $1,800 hidden premium to cover those with no insurance.

E.J. DIONNE JR.: Don't let abortion destroy health reform

WASHINGTON -- For some years, Democrats have denounced parodies casting their party as utterly closed to the views of those who oppose abortion. Last weekend, Democrats proved conclusively that they are, indeed, a big tent -- and many in the ranks are fur

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: Trucks, trains and the rain forest trees

TAPAJOS NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil -- No matter how many times you hear them, there are some statistics that just bowl you over. The one that always stuns me is this: Imagine if you took all the cars, trucks, planes, trains and ships in the world and added u

PAUL SILVA: Tethered by texts -- new parent/child bond

By Paul Silva

EUGENE ROBINSON: When a mental time bomb is ticking

WASHINGTON -- There's a difference between sensitivity and stupidity. If there were indeed signs that Maj. Nidal Hasan, the alleged Fort Hood mass murderer, was becoming radicalized in his opposition to the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army

RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Joe Lieberman's lonely stand

SAN DIEGO -- What does the Iraq War have to do with the health-care debate? More than you might think.

MICHAEL DER MANOUEL JR.: Cardoza, Costa reveal true colors

"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."

DAVE COGDILL: Honor heroes all year long

A local hero, Staff Sergeant Christian Hughes of Fresno, will spend Veterans Day at Walter Reed Army Medical Center recovering from life-threatening injuries he suffered while serving in Afghanistan. His extraordinary story is similar to countless other s

MARIO SANTOYO: Latino Water Coalition praises governor

The Central Valley found a partner in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and has secured our water destiny.

PAUL KRUGMAN: Obama agenda too cautious

Remember the Republican boasts that they would turn health care into President Barack Obama's Waterloo? Well, exit polls suggest that to the extent that health care was an issue in last week's elections, it favored Democrats. But while health ca

LEONARD PITTS JR. A clash of cultures

We don't know why Faleh Hassan Almaleki came to this country in the mid-'90s, and it's unlikely he'll be able to tell us anytime soon. He's in jail in Maricopa County, Ariz., at this writing, in lieu of a $5 million cash bond.

RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Mark a date for immigration bill

SAN DIEGO -- It's time to send Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York a slew of calendars.

CAL THOMAS: Enablers and excusers of communism

On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was pulled down to the consternation of leftists, who still had faith socialism could work with the right leaders, and to the delight of conservatives, who believed that socialism and communism guaranteed mutually shared p

GAIL COLLINS: But the signs were so obvious ...

CINCINNATI -- In Ohio, citizens marched to the polls on Tuesday and voted to allow gambling casinos in the state. This was a obviously a message to President Barack Obama that independent voters are not happy with the way the health care bill is going.

LEONARD PITTS JR.: In Chicago, justice and truth take backseat

Anthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street.

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: The best allies money can buy

In 2003, I was on a trip to Iraq and had arranged an appointment in the Green Zone with a member of the then-Iraqi Governing Council. Security was tight. I was with my Iraqi translator, a middle-aged man who had once been a teacher.

JOHN BOEHNER: Republicans have a much better plan

By John Boehner

MAUREEN DOWD: Who are you calling a narcissist, Rush?

WASHINGTON -- I had a four-hour dinner once with Rush Limbaugh at the "21" Club in Manhattan, back in the days when I was still writing profiles as a "reporterette," to use a Limbaugh coinage.

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