In reply to The War On Birth Control : Craziness….better contraception = less abortions… In a sane world this would make it popular amongst pro-lifers…it really does show the power of the church in American conservative politics and where they see the role of women. I really wish the more extreme elements of this dialogue (I use this term longingly) hadn’t managed to bogart the term “pro life ...

The proposed premium hikes for hundreds of thousands of California consumers with individual coverage would outpace the cost of overall medical care, which has risen just 3.6% in the last year. California's largest health insurers are raising average rates by about 8% to 14% for hundreds of thousands of consumers with individual coverage, outpacing the costs of overall medical care.

As Republican PACs and mega donors spend $34 million in January, they highlight the dichotomy of the Seattle traffic light on the fritz. [“Filings by super PACs show influence of mega donors,” page one, Feb. 21].