A World War II fighter, George McGovern, who suffered a fall last week, went on to run for president as a peace candidate. He's stayed active in large part because he worries about the young people who are still being sent off to war.
At a summit last week, the president stayed away from the kind of departure from traditional government programs that might build a stronger middle class in Indian Country.
A son's haunting film biography of William Colby, his elusive spymaster father, comes to Seattle. It stirs many memories.
Getting local governments to work together is no end in itself but it can help solve problems.
As Massachusetts governor, Romney shocked his supporters by ardently embracing smart growth policies. He doesn't talk that way now, but who knows who's the real Mitt?
