Because I Said So: Child Soldier Awareness Week shows us we shouldn’t just be informed
By Kathryn Manning, staff writer

One of the few things nearly every human can agree on is that this world has a lot of problems. From hunger and disease to crime and poverty, there are plenty of things we all wish we could change—or, at least, we wish someone else would change. But simply knowing about these problems doesn’t aid humanity, because at the end of the day, awareness without action is useless. More...

Gadfly: Writers of the world united!...but now what?
By Whitten Maher, staff writer

I only remembered the recent writers’ strike after I heard the news last Tuesday. That tells you something. Somebody talked to somebody and made a deal, but the landscape of network television has already changed. A recent estimate says that writers lost nearly $300 million in wages while they were protesting. The New York Times reports that “24” is postponed for at least a year and  “Lost” might cut back its current season. The return of other popular shows is far from immediate. The box office will also feel the hurt: The “Da Vinci Code” sequel “Angels and Demons” will miss its planned December 2008 release. More...

The Real Story: George Washington was the man!
By Tony Spadaccia, staff writer

America desperately searches for leadership. Yet great leaders have become hard to find as our nation suffers through bitter partisanship that seeks to divide rather than unite. This Presidents Day, for true leadership and inspiration, America should look to its greatest leader: George Washington. More...

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Comic: The Ever-Social Darwin
By Charles deGrazia, Kenny Lass, Jr., and Max Fisher