Editorial: Can we rise to the challenge, America?
From an Interfaith Memorial Service in Newtown, Conn., on Sunday night, President Barack Obama made a powerful appeal to the nation to address the root causes of an unthinkable and senseless act of...
View ArticlePaul Jannace: Sad day for baseball
Try as it might, baseball will never dig itself out of the steroid era.The 2013 Hall of Fame vote is exhibit A that steroids tarnished the game forever, and a taint that nobody could ever remove. All...
View ArticleFamily Matters: From battleground to well-behaved
How do you raise a well-behaved child?Yelling, bribing, negotiating, punishing or threatening wont change unwanted behaviors because those actions dont teach the desired behavior.A recent article in...
View ArticleRavenswood Luminaria paid tribute to Sandy Hook victims
The 19th annual Holiday Memorial Ravenswood Cemetery Luminaria on Saturday, December 15, in which departed loved ones were remembered, was again a huge success.
View ArticleJason Farmer: Not happy with Hall of Fame results
I understand the way Wednesdays Hall of Fame vote went. I really do, but that doesnt mean I am happy with it. After sitting back, watching the lead up to the announcement of nothing and then...
View ArticlePhilip Maddocks: House supports Boehners re-election, offers speaker free...
Eager to signal that the turmoil and division of the 112th Congress is a matter of the past, House members re-elected Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio as speaker of the House and presented him...
View ArticleEditorial: Another poke in the eye from a too big to fail
Ultimately, insurance giant AIG decided not to join a lawsuit against the federal government brought by shareholders alleging that big, bad Uncle Sam went too hard on them in the process of saving...
View ArticleCharita Goshay: Absence of prayer didnt cause Sandy Hook tragedy
As we continue to examine the issue of gun violence, Im tired, tired, tired of the premise that if only prayer were practiced in public schools, tragedies like Sandy Hook wouldnt happen.Prayer is not...
View ArticleJared Olar: D.C.-TV never has anything good on
The made-for-taxpayers drama, Over the Fiscal Cliff, is still fresh in everyones memories, but Washington, D.C., has begun preparations to televise the next show in its 2013 programming lineup:...
View ArticleAmy Gehrt: Obama focuses on equality at inauguration
Standing before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of Americans, Barack Obama took the oath of office to start his second term as president of the United States on Monday.Once the ceremonial swearing-in...
View ArticleJared Olar: Breaking down legal abortion falsehoods
Human injustice cannot abide the truth, cannot endure when the truth is widely known and willingly embraced. To establish itself in a society, injustice needs falsehood, deception and willful or...
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: And the Academy Award goes to
Do you want to see a movie tonight? asked my husband.It was a perfectly reasonable question. It was a Saturday afternoon. We had no plans. But having been married to this guy for 20 years, I knew...
View ArticleEditorial: At last, a smart move from House Republicans
On Wednesday the GOP-led House voted 285-144, with all but 33 Republicans on board, to extend the debt ceiling another three months without spending concessions, postponing their confrontation with a...
View ArticleEditorial: No more Mr. Nice Guy?
Together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from lifes worst hazards and misfortune ... But we have always understood that when times changes, so...
View ArticleEditorial: Missing Stan the Man
We live in era where cheaters, bullies and less-than-admirable characters Barry Bonds, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, etc. too often dominate the sports headlines. The more outrageous, the better...
View ArticleFamily Matters: Finding ways to help children cope with death
Dear Diana,I just received a phone call that my ex-husbands mother died. My two daughters loved her and I know they will be upset, so I want to find the right words to help them through this. I also...
View ArticleEditorial: Immigration reform fine, but not at expense of sputtering economy
You just dont hear the hue and cry anymore when immigration reform comes up. Funny the immediate effect an election can have on attitudes.A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Republicans...
View ArticleThe Guys Perspective: Learning to be more confident
A while back a man I work with asked me out. I was surprised since hes recently separated. I had little expectations but decided to go out with him. Well, six months have gone by and things have been...
View ArticleJeff Vrabel: Flight ads
Im on a plane at 7 a.m., the golden sun breaking over the California mountains, watching a lengthy advertisement about a serial killer. This ad is for a show starring Kevin Bacon, and it features the...
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