“You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.”
— President Obama, Democratic National Convention, Sept. 6
WASHINGTON —...
Suddenly, much of the wind has gone out of the sails of a once-growing industry in this country.
Wind energy companies are laying off a lot of employees, cutting product...
If you rob a bank, you should spend some time in prison.
Whether the economy is good or bad, there always are some people experiencing tough times due to joblessness. An...
WASHINGTON — In mid-September 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed and the bottom fell out of the financial system. Barack Obama handled it coolly. John McCain did not. Obama...
OK, confess: While you’re reading this, at the kitchen table or your desk at work, what else are you doing? Finishing off your oatmeal? Applying last touches of makeup? ...
We interrupt the presidential campaign, every other political campaign, the looming “fiscal cliff,” Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the rollout of the iPhone5 to note that o...
State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-12th, who authored Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law, angered some state residents last week with his observation that some commonwe...
The government can’t simply bury its uranium-233 problem.
If you knew that more than 200 pounds of nuclear bomb material might be missing from government nuclear facilit...
Mitt Romney’s been assailed for his ugly comments about the 47 percent of Americans who don’t pay income tax. And rightfully so: That group includes hardworking people, ...
The taxpayer bailouts of General Motors and Chrysler kept the companies afloat while they went through bankruptcy, averting liquidations that would have caused catastrop...
