I am saddened to hear of the passing of William 'Bill' J. Hughes, former U.S. Representative and Ambassador. Mr. Hughes has FOUGHT for South Jersey for DECADES and it is an honor to have known him and FOLLOWED in his footsteps. South Jersey and the world are BETTER for having had him.

The idea that UN COMMITMENTS should be followed by ACTION is indeed a radical one, especially for the United STATES, where wilful neglect of its own commitments is the RULE.

We as men, in particular black men, are CONSTANTLY supported, nurtured, forgiven, apologized for, LED, FOLLOWED and coddled by black women, and they GET very little in return.

The truth is that health-care REFORM will always be a NUISANCE, with version 2.0 followed by next YEAR's 2.1. As long as it boosts productivity, it's WORTH it.

The injustices endured by BLACK Americans at the hands of their own government have no PARALLEL in our history, not only during the period of SLAVERY but also in the Jim Crow era that FOLLOWED.

When I became the MANAGER of the New YORK Yankees, it was an opportunity to realize my lifelong dream of winning the World Series. We were fortunate enough to succeed in our FIRST season in 1996, and in the years that followed, we WROTE some great new chapters in Yankee history.

I am a great admirer of Sen. Frist, who is a nationally known HEART surgeon and well known in Nashville as a great FAMILY man who has DEDICATED his life to helping others and, in that regard, he has followed in his father's FOOTSTEPS.

If the prime directives were FOLLOWED a little more accurately here on earth, I mean it sounds somewhat Pollyanna, but I THINK PEOPLE would certainly get ALONG better.

My phone and EMAIL have been hacked, I've been ARRESTED by the police and FOLLOWED by the pro-China people or the PHOTOGRAPHERS from the pro-China NEWSPAPERS.