Jenine Pirro needs to retake a Civics class. Once someone has served their sentence, they are freed. This is why we have a Constitution. Maybe she should read it some time.

To accuse someone of something this heinous is a sign of absolute desperation: "I know I can't win so I'll smear your name whenever possible."

Science should be a body of provable, testable facts. Religion is a matter of faith and with faith you believe in something without provable, testable fact--or it isn't faith.

One can believe in God and in evolution. One cannot, however, teach about God in a public school classroom.

The Constitution was primarily written by men who were NOT avowed Christians. Many of them were Deists who believed in God, but not in a Christian God, so the statement that America is a "Christian" country is baloney. The Constitution separated church and state for a reason. Many of the colonists came to America specifically because someone else (a government) wanted to tell them who to worship and how to worship. It wasn't a tolerable idea then and it should not be a tolerable idea now.

We need to keep religion out of the classroom and let parents teach their children to believe as they wish.

As a teacher, I know that some information can be retained only if it is practiced--e.g. spelling, vocabulary, foreign languages, music, math facts. I also know that in today's media driven, instant gratification world, getting kids to sit still long enough to practice anything is a feat.

I have students in algebra who don't know their multiplication tables. That makes factoring doubly difficult.

Teachers need to ask themselves, "What skills will be enhanced by this homework?" Yes, spelling words need to be practiced, math facts need to be learned, foreign verbs need to be conjugated, but the kids have to see some reason for the time spent. Homework for the sake of homework (sometimes to keep the parents happy!) is not only a waste of time, it teaches kids to dislike the subject matter.

No Child Left Behind has made us all test-happy. I still believe that passing a standardized test doesn't guarantee knowledge of the subject beyond basic facts. High test scores don't guarantee academic success in college or professional success in the work world. Homework for the sake of homework doesn't mean kids will value education. THAT'S the real damage it does.

I don't think it's sexist to comment on a woman whose primary qualification seems to be that she thinks her boss is "cool." It's great if you work for someone you admire and respect, but please don't get sugary about it.

If she had plenty of other qualifications, THEN the remarks might be seen as sexist. At this point, critics seem to be pointing out the painfully obvious.

AT LAST! Someone in the Democratic Party who isn't afraid to stand up and make sense.

I am so tired of political tip-toeing I could heave.

Hackett's right. We need strong leadership. I don't have to agree with everything he says to know that I am interested in him as a candidate.

At least he has the resolve to stand for something and to point out the warts in the current administration's policies.

If anyone has been following the news since we went to war on Iraq, they should not be surprised by any of the revelations.

It was quickly clear that there were lies--or at least significant exaggerations--used to justify our actions. Lies beget more lies to cover up the first lies.

When will the American public wake up, look around them and demand that their leaders be held accountable for their actions? And I include in this all the fools in Congress who should have known better but voted for going into Iraq so they wouldn't look "weak on terrorism."

Actually, when will the American public stop being led around by their noses by sound bites and blatant propoganda? You can love your country but disagree with decisions made by its government. We used to pride ourselves on being "rebels," now we want to be "sheep." Sheep end up on a table with little paper pantaloons on their chops.

I agree with the author of "The Fight Beneath the Fight." This is not primarily about emergency contraception, but about keeping the right wing misogynists faithful to the base. I do not believe it an exaggeration to state that these people believe it is necessary to "control" women. One way to do that is to keep us "bare foot, pregnant and in the kitchen."

Frankly, I am fed up to here with people trying to control women's reproductive decisions. They call themselves "Christians," but once the babies are born, they want nothing to do with them. I would be a bit less cynical if these same "good Christians" were out there helping poor familes with housing, jobs, health care. Since that seems to be the farthest thing from their agenda, I have to assume that all their pronouncements are a farce and their real agenda is simply control.

The Stepford Wives wasn't just a fictional tale, it was their dream world in print.

Rebel! Go to Mexico and get emergency contraception for yourself and your friends (see the letter below). If you live in a state with OTC availability, get some for yourself and your friends who live elsewhere. And send a thank you note to Dr. Wise. Obviously he is a man who cares for and about women and their health.