Rising temperatures and summer often mean fun family vacations.
I’ve never had a smartphone or used social media, and I’m in my 40s. So when I see young people such as 17-year-old Logan Lane and those in her “Luddite Club” take a stand and pause the technology that’s been in their lives since birth, I am in awe.
Texas is currently America's leader in wind and solar power. It provides 28% of America's wind energy. If it were a country, it would be the fifth biggest source. Surprisingly, it's about to eclipse California in production of solar power.
The West Virginia senator owes House Speaker Kevin McCarthy a big thank you.
🎧 The performers we see on stage, in film and on television are more diverse than ever, but this welcome change doesn’t mean there aren’t still many questions.
Graduations are over and college towns are quieter. But in Chapel Hill, faculty members and some university supporters are deeply worried. They fear the loss of faculty control of the university’s curriculum.
Here we go again.
Democratic Congressman Jared Huffman criticizes Sen. Joe Manchin for pushing for the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently confirmed that student loan repayments would begin again later in 2023, delivering what is likely to be a severe financial shock to borrowers who have not had to make payments for three years. This puts greater urgency on lawmakers to fix the flaws in the best idea for easing the transition: the "income-driven repayment" plan.
Much attention in the culture wars tends to focus on how wacky the far right can be when it comes to embracing wild conspiracy theories and internet misinformation. Think child-abuse kidnapping rings operating out of a Washington pizza parlor. Or the nutty idea that a gun massacre of kids at a Connecticut elementary school was a hoax.
Every year, polls show that a large number of Americans don't know why we celebrate Memorial Day.
FL: Gov. Ron DeSantis invited hundreds of veterans in Florida to governor's mansion for a memorial day bbq.
You, as well as I, understand the adage “There’s nothing so constant as change.” Mercy! I wish this observation weren’t so accurate; however, for some time now, I’ve been a firsthand witness to its truth, as probably have many of you.
A large field of qualified candidates is setting up the Republican primaries for a repeat of 2016.
🎧 The hosts discuss the importance of good sportsmanship and why, unlike in politics, sports almost always rewards the people with the most skill.
Ask any of your friends or family members why America is polarized these days and they’re likely to give you answers ranging from social media or cable news to politicians. Or, they may accuse the other side as being duped, ignorant, or just not listening. The fact is they are wrong, or at least only partially right. We’re polarized because that’s the way God made us. Humans are hardwired to ...
The saga of the comic strip “Dilbert” and the racist rants of its creator, Scott Adams, isn’t the out-of-control cancel culture that Twitter boss Elon Musk and others on the right claim. It’s actually an example of the free market in action — the free market of newspapers responding to readers who are appalled at Adams’ outspoken racism. Adams has the right to those views, but no newspaper or ...
Goodbye and good riddance to Madison Cawthorn, who officially no longer represents North Carolina in Congress. Unfortunately, he didn’t leave office without failing his constituents one last time. According to a statement issued by his successor, former state Sen. Chuck Edwards, Cawthorn’s office did not transfer official constituent casework before leaving office, and repeated attempts to ...
Rising temperatures and summer often mean fun family vacations.
I’ve never had a smartphone or used social media, and I’m in my 40s. So when I see young people such as 17-year-old Logan Lane and those in her “Luddite Club” take a stand and pause the technology that’s been in their lives since birth, I am in awe.
Texas is currently America's leader in wind and solar power. It provides 28% of America's wind energy. If it were a country, it would be the fifth biggest source. Surprisingly, it's about to eclipse California in production of solar power.
The West Virginia senator owes House Speaker Kevin McCarthy a big thank you.
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As a retired professor who taught operations management for over 20 years, I am appalled at the way the Covid-19 vaccine is being distributed in Erie County.