We have problems with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to ban large-size sugary sodas. But like our beef with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s attempt to t...
Leading up to Tuesday’s recall election in Wisconsin, political pundits were calling the vote this year’s most important voter action, other than the presidential electi...
All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress . . .
The Constitution
Article I, Section 1
WASHINGTON — Having cleared its throat with the Pream...
The federal court ruling last week regarding the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository is a signpost on a road to nowhere. In effect, it says, “Stop. Decide where you are go...
WASHINGTON — Europe is at the abyss — again. Its turmoil is rattling global stock markets and stoking fear and bewilderment. The obvious question is, what’s the solution...
For decades, many parents of children attending Butler Catholic have wished that the school offered instruction beyond eighth grade.
Over the years, thousands of student...
The latest mission of an American spacecraft to the International Space Station was one of those marvels of balletic NASA precision. Except it wasn’t a NASA spacecraft t...
A tight state budget has state lawmakers contemplating funding reductions that will cause hardships for people in education and those needing various social and human se...
Choosing a worthy president and commander in chief is not a casual task for voters.
Those laboring to compare and contrast President Obama and Mitt Romney on war and for...
It’s hard to dispute the Congressional Budget Office warning that eliminating the Bush tax cuts at year’s end and making the spending cuts in last year’s deficit package...
