Updated: 5:37 am Plain talk from Obama FOR a politician carried to prominence by his extraordinary ability to loft a rhetorical phrase, Barack Obama was remarkably restrained in yesterday's inaugural address. He simply said what, in our view, had to be said, fashioning clean breaks between the reckless governance of the nation's past and what the new President sees as its more disciplined future.
Updated: 5:40 am Israel has been patient, values life It's difficult for me to see the images of Palestinian women and children, dead and injured, and not be sickened by the violence. However, it cuts deeper to see protesters against Israel here and abroad, realizing that these protesters have truly lost their moral compass.
Updated: 5:03 am Take care before going out onto ice-covered waterways IT'S that time of year when ice fishermen and snowmobilers begin to venture out on the ice-covered waters of Michigan and Ohio. Blade readers should know there have been five accidents since Jan. 9 that have resulted in people and snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles falling through the ice.
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