USC grad caught in Lebanon
     The situation in Lebanon is deteriorating by the day, particularly on the civilian population. The scale of destruction is far worse than all previous wars.
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One group, two spellings
Hizballah
     Formed in 1982 in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, this Lebanon-based radical Shia group takes its ideological inspiration from the Iranian revolution and the teachings of the late Ayatollah Khomeini. The Majlis al-Shura, or Consultative Council, is the group's highest governing body and
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letters to the editor
     Dr. William R. Stanley posed several questions regarding why America supports Israel in his obviously anti-semitic Op-ed article entitled "Israel - America's Achilles Heel" in your August 4, 2006 edition. In this article he mentions the poor Lebanese and Palestinian mothers who are maimed by Isr
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Thirty-something speaks
Bedtime is the time for aches, pains, and fish food
Mike Maddock Mike@TheColumbiaStar.com
     My oldest daughter, who is now a third grader, can go all day without noticing an ant bite on her ankle. But suddenly and without warning, the most miniscule of ant bites becomes a raging, festering, insanely itchy, massive welt that requires immediate and drastic attention right after I've tucked h
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words...
Mike Cox MWC423@bellsouth.net
     I would hate to be a public figure these days, especially a politician. Americans have become so sensitive, no one can say anything anymore without offending someone.
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Cruise control has no brain
     I'm sure you remember the case of the woman who sued a fast-food store after she spilled a cup of hot coffee on her lap while seated behind the wheel of her car. The woman held the hot cup of coffee between her legs as she maneuvered her car back into traffic.
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