Top Republican OK with deaths
Early this week in a meeting with constituents, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) shared his thoughts on U.S. deaths in Iraq: “Nobody is happy about losing lives but remember these are not draftees, these are full-time professional soldiers.”
I look forward to the howls of outrage on Fox News– the Fair [...]

Air pollution and the port
The Port of Long Beach adopted new rules regulating truck emissions earlier this week. It’s part of a joint effort with the Port of Los Angeles to limit vehicle-produced air pollution.
But the trucks, of course, are just one source of air pollution at the ports– what about the ships? A new [...]

Festum omnium sanctorum
For a goodly portion of the world, November 1st is All Saint’s Day. A Holy Day of Obligation, it calls upon all Catholics to celebrate and honor those who, after death, have achieved the “beatific vision”: the perfect happiness found in beholding God face to face. November 2nd is designated as [...]