Men work longer, have more stress The article (“Women still face workforce obstacles,” News, Oct. 10) looks at weekly incomes of full time workers reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which are then used to support the tiresome claim of women’s pay inequality. Read more...

Syria got off way too easily. Not only was the strike on the Ain Saheb camp, which is approximately 10 miles from Damascus, totally justified, but Israel’s restraint borders on the absurd. Read more...

Israel column poorly informed In the column by Nick Dang, “Attack on Syria not justified” (Oct. 9), Dang could not be more wrong on so many points even if he tried. Read more...

Though it’s 2003, it seems the Vatican hasn’t quite gone through the scientific revolution. Church officials say condoms are ineffective in preventing the spread of HIV, and that AIDS “has grown so fast because of the availability of condoms.” These baseless claims, which were reported on the BBC program “Sex and the Holy City,” are irresponsible and pose a dangerous public health threat, considering the substantial number of Roman Catholics in the world. Read more...

The success of the recall may entail the state’s future failure ““ especially if Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger is unable to compromise with the experienced Democrats who will remain in positions of power after he becomes governor. Read more...

There is a serious, age-old question that guys my age are constantly forced to ask, one that can have profound implications for one’s life: Are you a breast man, or are you a butt man? Read more...

This past Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reported that John Moores, chairman of the University of California Board of Regents, has written a draft report that raises questions about admissions at UC Berkeley, pointing out that some students with lower SAT scores than others are admitted to the campus under the current admissions policy. Read more...