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...
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...
In what appears to be a case of unintended consequences, Congress is giving tax cheats a break and making life more difficult for honest taxpayers.
Why would Congress do...
I love the people and experiences Butler offers. I love living in one of the Top 20 Best Small Towns in America, as ranked by Smithsonian Magazine in 2012. And I am happ...
WASHINGTON — Not since the multiplication of the loaves and fishes near the Sea of Galilee has there been creativity as miraculous as that of the Keystone XL pipeline. I...
When last we suggested back in summer that raising the fuel tax was a good idea, the average national price of regular gasoline stood near $3.60 a gallon. On Tuesday, th...
First impressions suggest the Republicans in control of Congress aren’t ready to put aside partisanship and govern if it means making peace with President Obama, who is ...
