Although Memphis ranks third in the United States in violent crime and second in property crime, the federal government is seemingly more worried about the wood Gibson guitars uses in its products.

In a recent editorial, I decried the unsafe conditions at some Chinese assembly plants. I had thought everyone could get behind such a stand, but I was wrong.

Thankfully, our political leaders are finally addressing the problem of lawsuit abuse.

Three years ago, some decried the federal bailout of GM and Chrysler as nothing less than communism. Today, we're pleased to say the bailout worked.

Rather than file a pointless lawsuit against Boeing, the Obama Administration should be doing everything possible to encourage the company to build more U.S. facilities.

If the United States is to remain a world leader in innovation, we must expand the federal R&D tax credit to encourage more research and development. In March, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation to do just that.

Last fall, the Senate failed to pass a that would have ended tax breaks for U.S. companies that move jobs and manufacturing plants overseas. Now, our legislators have a chance to redeem themselves.

A small but determined group of manufacturing professionals and policymakers are trying to stem the tide of offshoring.

Manufacturers have been studying their energy bills lately, and a growing number are discovering that they can save money by getting some-or even all-of their power from alternative energy sources.

Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, now believes that his company must rely more on manufacturing and less on financial services. We could not agree more.