Please Hispanic community, let's not play the identity politics game over Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination. She should be confirmed or rejected on the merits of her record, not ethnic background. ...more

June 1, 2009

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday that blacks are better served by colorblind programs than affirmative action. ...more

September 10, 2008

Why Not Ask Troops? Regarding " 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Dispute Reignited" (Nation/World, July 24): ...more

July 31, 2008

A state lawmaker is asking Florida environmental officials to explain a series of delays in cleaning up groundwater pollution that was first identified more than 13 years ago at a west St. Petersburg plant. ...more

May 20, 2008

Growing numbers of blacks say they're worse off than five years ago and don't expect their lives to improve, a study released Tuesday shows. Black pessimism about racial progress in America is the worst that it has been in more than two decades, the study shows. ...more

November 14, 2007

Image Is Everything It is no longer enough to be honorable, truthful and reliable. The next presidential election is going to be won or lost on the television screen. ...more

October 29, 2007