U.S. will ignore laws if they attack Iraq The argument presented by Jonathan Delshad in “Preemptive action is both valid, necessary against Iraq” (Viewpoint, Oct. 7, 2002), fails to account for the myriad of issues surrounding the proposed war. Read more...

The Democratic Latino caucus has bravely done what few of this state’s leaders have done before: broken from party lines and stood up for what they believe is right instead of what will get them re-elected. Read more...

The University Catholic Center was spared Thursday from the current round of injurious budget cuts. However, the threat has left many questioning the importance of such faith-based groups on college campuses throughout California.  We’ve all heard the trite analogies of college being a journey of self-discovery, a crucial influence on the rest of one’s life, etc. Read more...

Last week, for the good of the Democratic Party, U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli dropped out of his re-election campaign. In a relatively liberal leaning state, the Democratic Torricelli was having trouble with a no name Republican challenger, Doug Forrester. Read more...

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Delshad needs to check his facts Jonathan Delshad’s Monday submission, “Preemptive action is both valid, necessary against Iraq,” is fraught with several questionable assumptions. But by far the worst part of the article is the author’s horribly false statement about civilian casualties resulting from bombings of Afghanistan. Read more...

I am still waiting for the national sense of seriousness to set in. Here we are as a nation, potentially facing our biggest threat in history, and we are still gloriously over-consuming. Read more...