Ten-year-old Sarah Murnaghan of Pennsylvania has a new set of transplanted lungs today. She didn't get them in the usual way, by moving to the top of the waiting list and being fortunate enough that a donation of suitable lungs came through. » read more

Dear Readers, We don't have to remind you that the slumping economy is taking a bite out of corporate profits, and newspapers aren't immune. » read more

The House Judiciary Committee, dominated by Republican men who still have not learned to avoid the subject of rape and pregnancy, took up the issue of abortion last week. » read more

It will not be with guns. » read more

The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Monday, June 10: » read more

The following editorial appeared in the Baltimore Sun on Wednesday, June 5: » read more

You're in a tavern after work or at a party on the weekend. You've had a few drinks. You didn't pick a designated driver. What do you do? If you're a responsible motorist, you start calculating. How many drinks have I had? Am I over the blood alcohol limit of 0.08 grams per deciliter? Should I call a cab? » read more