Most of the people in prison today have a drug problem, an alcohol problem or a mental health problem — sometimes all three. That’s true in just about any prison in the ...
As President Barack Obama strode into the House Chamber on Tuesday to present the penultimate State of the Union address of his checkered presidency, there was unsettlin...
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address didn’t contain any surprises, but it did unveil the clearest picture yet of the strategy Obama has adopted for the fi...
President Obama’s announcement of his proposal to provide free tuition for 9 million community college students coincides with the start of the spring semester at the co...
I hope there’s a wire service in the afterlife. I hope there’s some celestial Internet cafe where the departed (regardless of their ultimate destinations) can access new...
It’s no comfort to the homeowners living nearby, but the Butler Township commissioners made the correct choice Monday night when they unanimously approved a 50-unit subs...
Today Tom Wolf begins his new job as Pennsylvania governor. By pretty much everyone’s estimate, it will be a rough ride.
Wolf comes into office with the state facing a n...
For too long, carbon dioxide has dominated the discussion of greenhouse gases; for the most part, it has been the discussion. That gas, emitted by the burning of fossil ...
While Europeans worry about those who have gone to Syria to train with ISIS, millions of Syrian children are at risk of becoming terrorist recruits.
According to a 2014 ...
The U.S. Senate launched its first great debate of 2015 last week, on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from the tar sands of Alberta to the refiner...
