‘Soul-crushing windbaggery’ Sheila August 31, 2009 Teaching our school children ‘The Challenge of Excellence’ sounds like an exciting and promising goal. Except when the epitome of Read More
Kennedy’s Catholic legacy Sheila August 31, 2009 Now that the senator is laid to rest, after days of saturation coverage by an adoring and sometimes reverential media, Read More
Kennedys’ legacy Sheila August 27, 2009 That’s not a typo. They nearly all lead lives of public service. Some very differently. Though the Kennedy clan Read More
Ted Kennedy’s Catholicism Sheila August 26, 2009 Â Photo by Getty Images There is no separating the senator from his religious identity, so reactions today to his passing Read More
Veterans health care ‘guide’ under scrutiny Sheila August 24, 2009 That Department of Veterans Affairs document with what some call a ‘hurry up and die’ message for injured troops is Read More
Late breaking news? Sheila August 21, 2009 The deficit has grown again, and that’s getting less surprising but more alarming. But in reporting the latest release Read More
They have survived the war Sheila August 21, 2009 Now the returning vets have to face threats to their lives in the hospital here at home. Last year, bureaucrats Read More
Less attention to the converted Sheila August 20, 2009 Associated Press photo For all his years spent as a prominent Washington journalist with incisive wit and insightful reporting, Robert Read More
Extreme language for drastic measures Sheila August 20, 2009 The term “death panels” is fairly over the top. So is the reality of futility care practices sort of de Read More
From the ‘head bioethicist’ Sheila August 17, 2009 Ezekial Emanuel, brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, heads the National Institutes of Health. Since President Obama Read More
