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Cha Sa-soon, SKorean Woman, Passes Driver's Exam On 950th TrySEOUL, South Korea — A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed t... |
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Democrats Clear Impasse Blocking Health Care VoteCapping months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote on sweeping health care legislation late Friday and officials expressed optimism they had finally lined up the support needed to pass President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. ... |
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Editorial Observer: After 40 Years, Age Discrimination Still Gets Second-Class TreatmentLosing a job because of your age is unjust and dehumanizing, and the law should take it more seriously than it does. ... |
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Editorial: The Horror at Fort HoodAfter the tragic attack on soldiers at a Texas Army base, it is important to avoid drawing prejudicial conclusions from Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s background. ... |
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Loraine Boyle: Fighting Myeloma with LaughterIn her book, "The Year of Magical Thinking", Joan Didion defined for me what it is to lose your husband. Her book helped get me through the hell of losing my husband of 29 years, Peter Boyle, who died nearly three years ago of an incurable blood cancer called myeloma. Certainly I too... |
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Man's Removal From Santa Cruz Meeting UpheldA federal appeals court has ruled that Santa Cruz City Council members did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi salute. Robert Norse was arrested at the March 2002 meeting after he made the gesture and refused to leave. He was ... |

