Making lifesaving drugs more affordable
Because of the Affordable Care Act, we’ve made progress in lowering the cost of prescription drugs. We’ve expanded coverage to nearly 20 million Americans...
To spank or not to spank
Dear Grandparenting: My daughter was furious after I finished straightening out my grandson, Albert. He is a sweet but headstrong young boy who needs...
Keeping the summer vacation tradition alive
Summer vacation sure is different as a parent.This summer, I’m keeping my family’s tradition of visiting historical landmarks as far away from the ocean...
Our five Benghazi conclusions
On Sept. 11, 2012, as fire engulfed the State Department’s temporary mission facility in Benghazi, Libya, the survivors and a CIA security team who...
Garden yields bountiful crop
Snap. Snap. Snap.My pile of snapped beans keeps growing as the heap of freshly picked beans keeps diminishing. Summertime can be intensely muggy and...
July 4th was a time of celebration
The annual Fourth of July picnic was a celebration of time and freedom. We’d all watched the parade, earlier, because that’s what you do...
Innovation for educational opportunity
States and school districts have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to pursue student-centered, results-oriented policy and funding for their educational systems in order to provide greater...
Blown up
The USS Salute (AM-294), a minesweeper in World War II, now lies in 30 meters (98.4252 feet) of water in Brunei Bay.Built by Winslow...
Is there “Hope over Heroin?”
Are you tired of hearing about the heroin epidemic that’s gripped our local communities? It’s easy to develop an acute case of compassion fatigue...
You either do … or you don’t
The flippy-floppy policies put forth by the Obama administration and the Obama controlled Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about enough to drive a farmer...
