Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania’s embattled attorney general, is having some bad days. A year ago she was the toast of state politics, in 2012 becoming the first women and f...
Just about every TV channel-surfer is familiar with the “Pure Michigan” commercials promoting the Mitten State as a prime tourist location. The commercials depict scenic...
WASHINGTON — Let’s take a poll. All those who believe there is a dire need for election reform in this country please hold up your hands. I see, nearly 100 percent. Now ...
The rioting that erupted Monday in Baltimore brings to mind a visit to Slippery Rock University about 15 years ago by celebrated actor Edward James Olmos.
Olmos, who pla...
If there is any group of people on the planet that should feel solidarity with the slain editors of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, it is writers.
Appropria...
Twice recently the Supreme Court has chastised the U.S. Department of Justice for stretching criminal laws beyond their rational application in order to secure a convict...
High-tech, low tech; by either measure, nonprofit organizations need to have safeguards in place to prevent the temptation of fraud.
A recent example of fraud involved t...
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — Lee Correctional Institution, South Carolina’s largest maximum-security prison, gets plenty of bad press — from a riot and a lockdown in February to ...
Almost two years ago, President Obama announced he was tightening the rules under which the CIA carries out drone strikes against suspected terrorists in Pakistan, Yemen...
Make hay while the sun shines — or, in this case, pave streets while the costs are low.
Butler City Council last week committed $200,000 to street paving projects this s...
