Opinion
Watch Out for Ho Ho Ho-liday Scams
The 2017 holiday season is here and with it comes an abundance of activities - like trimming trees, decking the halls, and plenty of to-do lists. This...
A tax increase that’s proven to save lives
Lung cancer remains the world’s largest cancer killer, but the world is not doing all it can to curb it.Tobacco use is the largest risk factor f...
Why society should talk about forced sex in intimate relationships, too
In the wake of the deluge of news about sexual harassment and alleged assaults by several high-profile and powerful men, it is important to look at th...
As students near graduation, career and technical education provides a boost
For the past decade or so, every American president has sought to use career and technical education – or CTE – as a way to boost achievem...
New, long-acting drugs cut frequency of migraine headaches
New, long-acting drugs may hold hope for millions of people who often suffer migraines. Studies of two of these medicines, given as shots every month ...
My daughter is beautiful. She doesn’t need ‘retouching’
My first thought was: You’ve got to be kidding.I was reading the online order form for my daughter’s senior-class portrait and noticed we...
Hunting deaths rare, but can happen
My heart, thoughts, prayers and sympathy go out to family and friends of Nicholas Ford, who was shot to death by a bullet fired by his hunting compani...
Human beans
“There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man’s own observation, what he finds good of, and what he feels hurt of is the be...
The gun crime no one counts
Gun thefts feed violent crime, but inane federal laws make it hard to monitor and confront the problem.American gun owners reported losing more than 2...
Congress’s spending addiction shouldn’t stop tax reform
One of the most persistent arguments against the tax-reform proposals making their way through Congress is that they will increase the national debt. ...
