Getting ready for the great celebration next year of America’s 250th anniversary, Gallup serves up sobering data. Per polling just released by Gallup, only 58% of Americans now say they are “extremely proud” or “very proud” to be an American. When Gallup first asked this question ...
I refuse to try to build any more precious childhood memories for my kids. I’m just giving them fuel for the therapist’s office (and I’m sure they already have enough of that). The camel’s back-breaking straw came the other day, when my husband and I took our kids to an open-air ...
The U.S. and Canada have been stuck in a long-term marriage of convenience. But now Canada is finally starting to date around, even if the two still have to share the same continental roof. Just as Canada prepared to implement a long-awaited 3 percent tax this week on Canadian revenues over ...
Considering recent news, you may have missed that the 2025 trustees reports for Social Security and Medicare are out. The Social Security retirement trust fund and Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund are each on pace to run dry by 2033. When that happens, seniors will face an automatic 23% ...
Elon Musk warned that if Republicans passed their big domestic policy bill, he would form a new “America Party” to primary those who voted for it. He doesn’t need a new party. He has his old one, the Democrats. Many Democrats have grown to intensely dislike Musk, and they have their ...
Tom DeVilbiss, Westhope North Dakota has consistently led in energy development, from coal to oil and natural gas and now, even wind energy. In January 2025, the Heartland Hydrogen Hub (HH2H) initiative, of which North Dakota is a part, entered Phase 1 the concept development stage. This ...