Something to Know - 23 January

1.  From the Albany bureau, here's poem written by Carl Sandburg, which is as relevant today as it was written about the assassination of President Lincoln:

http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Sandburg-poem-on-guns-found-Revolver-4212297.php?t=a5462bab37

2.  This editorial traces out the differences between the vision that Obama has for his next term and the contradictions facing him from the Roberts Supreme Court:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/opinion/justice-and-prosperity-defined-by-obama-and-roberts.html?ref=opinion&_r=0&pagewanted=print

3.  In Los Angeles, the Catholic Church reeks of shame, and the stench is coming from the top of the bureaucracy.   If you have not been following the stories of alleged pedophile clergy, Steve Lopez has it here for you:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0123-lopez-mahony-20130123,0,2031660,print.column

Juan

"Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught."
       -- Sir Winston Churchill