March 5, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- The 11th Commandment, according to the gospel of former President Ronald Reagan, is an unwritten rule in the Republican Party discouraging public attacks on other Republicans, particularly GOP candidates. "Thou shalt not speak ill of any Republic...

Feb. 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes I just returned from a trip to the Middle East, and managed to pack several thousand years of history into three weeks. Against the warnings and concerns of many friends, my husband and I, and another couple, traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, then to Israel, where ...

Feb. 6, 2013 By Katy Grimes The U.S. economy lost more than 1.4 million jobs between December and January. But it's almost impossible to find any reports in the mainstream media about this. Instead, the media primarily have reported on reduced federal spending, as if that is enough of ...

Jan. 28, 2013 By Katy Grimes Politicians are nothing if not predictable. With every tragedy, lawmakers seize the opportunity to come up with a solution,  a rule, or another law. But often the new rules don't quite fit the crime. Facts become fuzzy and manipulations take place. Unfortun...

Jan. 23, 2013 By Katy Grimes Anyone who still believes that there isn't monkey business in politics needs only to look at the most recent election and a significant legal ruling handed down on Friday regarding Proposition 30. While it may seem too little, too late, this ruling does matter...