Leonard Pitts
Tribune Media

Does torture work?

It is a Bush-era debate that has found Obama-era relevance because of a new movie, “Zero Dark Thirty,” in which torture seems to work quite well.

Robyn Blumner
Tribune Media

In my issue-oriented column, I am always weighing how much of my personal life to offer up as fodder. The things I’ve shared, from my bout with breast cancer in 2011 to my travels in Russia, often connect to larger points -- for instance, my columns about breast cancer explored the U.S. medical and health insurance systems. I think the proper balance is to get personal if it’s relevant but not to let things get too “Rear Window.”

Paula Dockery
Florida Voices

Some of the state’s strongest protectors of our natural resources were recently expelled from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  Fifty-eight of the most knowledgeable and long-serving employees were let go in order to fulfill the governor’s promise/threat of less regulation.

Leonard Pitts
Tribune Media

Exposed.

That, in a word, is how you feel when someone broadcasts your home address without your knowledge, against your wishes. Your correspondent speaks from experience. Six years ago when white supremacists published my home address and phone number on their websites, the first thing I felt was vulnerable.

Donna Sines
Community Vision

It is that time of year again… a time of renewal, hope and the season for making New Year resolutions.  

According to a Pittsburgh study here are the top 10 resolutions for 2013.

Bill Cotterell
Florida Voices

Picture this: It’s Inauguration Day on the east steps of the historic Florida Capitol and the state’s chief justice officiously asks if the stern-faced person facing him across a well-thumbed family Bible will “support, protect and defend” the Constitution and laws.