Dude, where's my congresswoman? The Republicans in Congress, at least those in control of the House of Representatives, no longer care about ethics [...]

[RE: “Is Big Bad Bill Sweet Willie Now?,” Tim McGivern, Nov. 25-Dec. 1] I agree—it will be interesting to see whether or not [...]

Ten days after our national election, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, my wife and I went to El Salvador. We traveled separately, of [...]

Let There Be Light. Everybody can remember that special teacher, the one that changed the course of your life, the one you deified [...]

The old Santa Fe railroad district Downtown has been a sad, familiar sight for decades. The dilapidated pre-World War II buildings, the busted [...]

[RE: “Payne’s World,” Nov. 18-24] It is one more unfortunate tragedy for the Palestinian people that Yassar Arafat succumbed to corruption in his [...]

Dateline: India—An army officer has been dismissed and another suspended after a court martial found them guilty of faking a bloody battle scene [...]

There's a minor bit of housekeeping to get out of the way before moving forward with this week's column. The following sentence appeared [...]

Few people in the United States know the name Mordechai Vanunu. Nineteen years ago, working as a scientist in the then secret Israeli [...]

Fall is simply the best time of year here in Payne's World. Complimenting the brisk nip in the air and autumnal color of [...]