2009-02-01 DEADLY FORCE What a SWAT team did to Cheye Calvo's family may seem extreme. But decades into America's war on drugs, it's business as usual. By April Witt / Washington Post Payton swung his big, goofy head onto the bed, worked his snout under a pillow and gave a gentle bump. The mayor's w...

The Friday Morning Club hosted Ward Four Councilman Frank Schiavone at the Goeske Center and the major focus of the discussion was the state of the economy, both locally and nationally. He said the city was in excellent shape in comparison to other cities with a $44 million reserve and not as much i...

To understand why the time has come to send this Conservative government back to the opposition benches, you need to remember the promise that this government was elected under. Cast your mind back to February 2004, when the Auditor General exposed irregularities in the Liberal government’s sp...

For more than three decades, Richard Ravitch has been typecast. Governor after governor has unexpectedly—at least from Mr. Ravitch’s perspective—called on the wealthy developer, lawyer and investor to play the role of the public servant tasked with saving government organizations gone broke. H...

Let’s put this one in the “even a broken clock is right twice a day” file. Tom Friedman returns from an extended hiatus at the New York Times with a barnburner of a column. He takes on the gasoline tax holiday being proposed by John McCain, the concept of which is now also apparent...

20080416 News Clips NewsClips 04-16-2008 STATE NEWS Anti Slots Campaign Heats Up In Maryland http://wbal.com/stories/templates/news.aspx?articleid=4859&zoneid=2 Maryland 's public referendum on slot machine gambling isn't until November. But opponents are starting their campaign to defeat the in...

GOPUSA Illinois Daily Clips for March 13, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics: Oberweis & Foster Republican Party candidates, campaigns, and events Republican Party platform issues including limited government, abortion, homosexual activity, immigration, gambling, etc. Il...

I am so incredibly bored at work. Even when I'm working, I am bored. Today my assistant manager and all of us merchandise supervisors went on a tour through our areas to talk about each area individually. Now, I might sound like an egotistical jackass here, but I already knew everything he was going...

  Doing your taxes is not as easy as ABC, but these alphabetical tips could make the process less difficult and save you some money, too. Here’s the start of some A-to-Z tax opportunities to take or pitfalls to avoid. A. Above-the-line deduction N. Nontaxable income B. Basis O. Offer in compr...

  Doing your taxes is not as easy as ABC, but these alphabetical tips could make the process less difficult and save you some money, too. Here’s the start of some A-to-Z tax opportunities to take or pitfalls to avoid. A. Above-the-line deduction N. Nontaxable income B. Basis O. Offer in compr...