Columnists

AGAINST FORGETTING: President Obama: “It’s not true.”

By Ruth Rosen
Wednesday October 17, 2012 - 03:28:00 PM

The real surprise was that President Obama explained why so-called "women's issues" are everyone's issues - college students, health care, medicare, social security and equal pay for women and men. He reminded people that women are more than the sum of their reproductive organs; they are workers and family members -more-


THE PUBLIC EYE: Obama vs. Romney: Jobs

By Bob Burnett
Friday October 12, 2012 - 12:09:00 PM

Jobs and the economy remain Americans’ number one concern. While Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have promised to create millions of jobs if they are elected President, there are stark differences between their plans. -more-


AGAINST FORGETTING: Women Are the Key to the Presidential Debate and Election

By Ruth Rosen
Friday October 12, 2012 - 10:59:00 AM

In round two of the presidential debates, Biden might have done a better job than Obama of exposing the salesmanship of the Romney-Ryan campaign, but he did little to regain lost ground with respect to women voters. -more-


ON MENTAL ILLNESS: Computer Literacy

By Jack Bragen
Friday October 12, 2012 - 12:39:00 PM

Computers for persons with mental illness can be very helpful in making a meaningful recovery. However, they can be a source for paranoia; a person with paranoid tendencies to begin with may imagine being spied on by his or her computer. Computers can also be a source of problems when being used by people who have addictive or otherwise problematic personalities. -more-