Column: Adults can do more to protect kids

The recent suicides of young people have unnerved all of us. More

Editorial: PAC depends on community support

It's never going to be easy for performing arts centers to survive. More

Column: Breast cancer screenings need to improve

Calm. That's not a word one hears much these days, but calm is what some are urging in the wake of a new federal report on breast cancer screening. More

• Fox Valley doctors, patients blast breast mammogram guidelines
• Dispelling myths that surround breast cancer

It's Your Call

MARKETING PLOY: This is in response to Shannon Koplitz's It's Your Call Nov. 10 concerning radio stations playing Christmas music, some even before Halloween. I e-mailed Mike Oakes at WROE 94. More

Letters: Realize the ramifications of keeping school open

As a parent of two ACES Xavier graduates and a board member's wife, I'm feeling pain on both sides of the Catholic Central closing issue. More

Letters: Big cuts are coming from Medicare in the House bill

Richard S. Foster, of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, released an analysis of the House of Representatives' health care bill. Foster's office acts as an independent technical adviser, serving both the administration and Congress. More

Column: NYC right place for terror trials

I was a few blocks from Ground Zero in Manhattan last week. More

Editorial: Mammograms still crucial for women

For years, it's been a rite of passage for women turning 40 to start scheduling annual mammograms. The unpleasant but necessary procedure is a vital tool for catching breast cancer. Certainly, thousands of women are alive today in the 40- to 49-year-old age group because of this procedure. More

It's Your Call

IT'S FAIR: I just read that the attorney for the killer at Fort Hood said he couldn't get a fair trial in the United States. How about the 13 people who died? Did they get a fair trial? Wake up, America. More

Letters: Catholic bishops cross division of church, state

I have often observed people of faith express bewilderment as to why non-believers are so vitriolic in their rejection of religion. More

Letters: Look to France for successful health care

If a Medicare-type system were to become the norm in the United States for the working-age population, the European parallel would not be Britain but France. More