Friday, April 27, 2012

Opinion Express

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Inquiring minds want to know about Quinn's teacher pension reform

Q: Why should I care about teacher pensions if I'm not a teacher?

Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Winner Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Winner

And this week's winner is...

My papers? No thank you My papers? No thank you

With the U.S. Supreme Court taking up Arizona's "show me your papers" immigration law, we're once again thrust into a useful debate over the role of the government and the obligations of the citizen — and noncitizen. Rather than come at it from the usual angle, I thought I'd try something different.

Today's columnists

Obituaries as an educational tool Obituaries as an educational tool

Journalist and humorist Russell Baker once reminded us that the obituary can be a powerful device to educate us about history, culture or simply the way the world once was. The way we lived then, how we live now and in the future have all been affected by people who make one final appearance in an obit.

Airline Inc. Airline Inc.

US Airways startled the airline industry in recent days with the announcement that it has agreements with three of American Airlines' labor unions to support a proposed merger.


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