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Education system can be fixed

Amid celebrations of our nation's 250th birthday, Gallup serves up a sobering portrait of general dissatisfaction with our nation's core institutions. "Confidence in U.S. institutions Remains Near All-Time Low," reports Gallup. Of 14 core institutions - banks, big business, labor, ...

Real problems are more than click bait

Two stories have dragged the subject of postpartum depression into the center of the national conversation this week. First was the death of actress Hayden Panettiere at the age of 36, not long after speaking openly about her struggle with postpartum depression following the birth of ...

Congresswoman spotlights dilemma

A contentious primary in Florida's 20th congressional district has shined a spotlight on the massive split in today's Democratic Party and has put Black voters there in a dilemma. After Florida recently changed its congressional maps, long-time Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz ...

Generations keep coming back to park

Long before the furthest-left corner of the Commonwealth began welcoming millions of sunbathers, Presque Isle State Park in Pennsylvania served as a critical shield for a young nation. During the War of 1812, the peninsula's natural, 5.8-square-mile harbor provided the perfect ...

Back to school giveaway vital for many

My church in Columbus, Ohio, Vision of Breath with Life Ministries, hosts an annual back to school giveaway in August on the far east side of town, in the Leawood neighborhood. The need for assistance with school supplies, clothing and food in this area is great, as the ...

Net-zero movement is gone

It was only a few years ago when the climate change alarms and green energy fad were all the rage at the White House and corporate board rooms. Former President Joe Biden's policies were all tilted to ending fossil fuels, and many of America's biggest corporations embraced the concept ...