House Editorial: Language is as American as apple pie and sesame chicken

Some 80-odd years ago, Texas’ first female governor, Miriam “Ma” Ferguson took up the perennial question of “foreign” languages in America. Regarding teaching language, she justified her opposition to such learning by stating, quite simply, “If English was good enough for Jesus Christ, it’s good enough for us.” More...

The Writing on the Wall: Time to stop the downloading mob
By Brian Goodman, opinion editor

Before he was running for president, before he was an international hero, even before he was mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani was the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. It was in this office in the mid-1980s that he first made a name for himself with his tenacious prosecution of the mob. The success Giuliani had in “wiping out the five families,” as he said, was the platform that propelled him into City Hall in 1993. More...

In the Know: Wishful thinking in Washington
By Jeff Genota, staff writer

Activity in Washington within the last week has been focused on Iraq. For once, the White House and the Democratic congressional majority agreed on one thing in a unanimous fashion over the war. General David H. Petraeus, now the commander of all U.S. forces and operations in Iraq, was confirmed to his position last week and is admired for his intellect and combat experience. More...

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