Opinion news, columns from Palm Springs, Coachella Valley http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2013, mydesert SaxoTech Online Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:33:42 -0700 15 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/OPINION/305200018 Modern conservatism comes in two distinct architectural styles. The first seeks to build from scratch, using accurate ideological levels and plumb lines, so every wall is straight and every corner squared. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/OPINION/305200018 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130519/OPINION/305190009 Angelina Coe became executive director of Shelter from the Storm, a haven for victims of domestic violence, in October. Sun, 19 May 2013 19:14:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130519/OPINION/305190009 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130519/OPINION/305190008 'What if the government starts enforcing the espionage statute whenever there's a leak?' Steve Roberts, a former New York Times journalist who teaches at George Washington University, observed to the Baltimore Sun. 'It's going to have a tremendously chilling effect on this interplay between sources and reporters.' Sun, 19 May 2013 19:10:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130519/OPINION/305190008