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Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manual

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:38:35 -0400

CHICAGO - In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild neurocognitive disorder."

Walters: California gpvernments need debt lessons

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:48:39 -0400

By DAN WALTERS - There's absolutely nothing wrong, per se, with incurring debt, whether it's by families, businesses or governments. A functional credit market is absolutely vital to a modern economy.

Walters: Do California tax policies discourage job...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:17:31 -0400

Twenty years ago, as California struggled to emerge from what was then the worst recession since the Great Depression, then-Gov. Pete Wilson and the Legislature enacted a tax break to spur capital investment in job-creating small businesses. - The new law allowed investors in firms with no more than $50 million in assets and that had 80 percent or more of those assets and their payrolls in California to pay only half of the ordinary state income taxes on profits when they liquidated their investments.

South Dakotans deal with more spring snow

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:21:06 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - As South Dakotans spend another spring day digging out from up to a foot of snow, a mental health professional is recommending people take vitamins, remain active and escape through books to stave off depression.