An 18-year-old who had just registered to vote seemed surprised by parts of the Republican convention as we watched in August. I’m not sure what he was expecting — lofty...
With a possible teachers strike looming without a new contract, the Mars School Board and Mars Area Education Association will return to the bargaining table on Wednesda...
During last week’s presidential debate, there was a question on the role, and by implication, the size, of the federal government. While neither candidate directly addre...
A single debate won’t win or lose an election, but it can place, at last, the proper frame over the argument. Instead of the seemingly endless loop of small-ball thrust ...
WASHINGTON — After 47 percent, the campaign’s most incendiary number is $5 trillion. That’s the tax cut planned by Mitt Romney with most benefits going to the wealthy, a...
Maybe President Obama forgot his debate with Mitt Romney was on TV. How else to explain his lack of dynamism before a television audience in the millions.
Were it an act...
Schools are a place for learning, not for fighting and temper tantrums.
But as an article in Tuesday's Butler Eagle reported, there is growing concern about student cond...
WASHINGTON — It was the biggest rout since Agincourt. If you insist, since the Carter-Reagan debate. With a remarkable display of confidence, knowledge and nerve, Mitt R...
After hours of practice, columns of ink on what’s at stake, and reams of advice to avoid looking angry, glancing at watches or even grimacing, round one in the president...
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates provided a sad end to a promising season, and now top club executives face the task of examining what went wrong and...
