We have record high temperatures and record high energy prices across the country, and we've seen the dangerous effects caused by extreme temperatures in the past.

We all know that girls who compete in sports perform better in school, are physically healthier and have a stronger self-esteem.

For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a basic health care necessity.

Our girls have learned that sweat is sexy, brawn is beautiful and a little dirt never hurt anyone.

Surely the Department of Defense can and needs to do a better job of training new and existing first responders to respond to sexual assaults occurring in the military.

If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies.

While many have been left behind by Part D, there is a clear winner: the drug industry. Independent analysts predict that Part D will increase drug industry profits by $139 billion over the next eight years. Glaxo-SmithKline's second-quarter net income already jumped 14 percent, and other leading drug companies also have benefited.