Thanksgiving was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 with these words:
“It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year . . . to favor ...
After a hard-fought election, the weeks that follow should include some quiet reflection by the winner. As President Barack Obama takes stock of the damage superstorm Sa...
The union representing employees of Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center would have helped its image by choosing not to fight a requirement that employees wear su...
Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you’d wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have co...
The campaign dust has settled. The echoes of wild charge and countercharge faded. The American people have settled the question of who will lead them for the next four y...
Congressional gridlock is dead. Long live constructive bipartisanship in our nation’s capital.
Well, that’s not reality — yet. But it’s encouraging that President Barack...
The tax-abatement changes that Butler City Council tentatively approved on Thursday with the goal of attracting new businesses won’t resolve the city’s serious financial...
WASHINGTON — The first reason to avoid going over the “fiscal cliff” is economic. The $500 billion of tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for early 2013 would prob...
Anyone familiar with the election process knows candidates for state and federal offices make many promises aimed at demonstrating their leadership skills.
However, it's...
It didn’t escape anyone’s notice that Latino voters helped carry President Barack Obama over the finish line Nov. 6. Suddenly, everybody’s talking about immigration refo...
