Biden may be hoisted by his own petard President Biden may be hoisted with his own petard. In 1972, Biden, then 29, ran for the senate from Delaware arguing that his older opponent wouldn’t be up to the task. As the headline in the Philadelphia Inquirer noted, “Biden Stressed Age to Defeat Boggs, 63.” In […]
Hero winner shares award with nonprofits I commend the Times-Standard for recognizing the outstanding community work performed by local individuals, and I thank the Times-Standard for my award this year as the recipient of the first annual Hero of the Redwoods contest award. I also thank all those who wrote letters of support. The award […]
Congress should have acted on tobacco I just scanned the Health Matters article on tobacco, and, although I applaud any efforts to curb the use of tobacco, it is the failing of Congress to act that has caused the problem. The connection between tobacco and cancer has been known for 80 years. The tobacco industry […]