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I will never know what Ronald Reagan would have done with WhiteHouse.gov, the official website of the White House.But I know my father wouldn't be abusing it the way Barack Obama is.WhiteHouse.gov is owned and operated by the federal government, but...... Full story

This sounds about right:President Obama, in speech after speech, proudly makes the following point: Although we inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression, we have generated net new jobs every month, and while we need to do more, we...... Full story

I have already written about being somewhat technologically challenged and of my dislike of things like texting, Facebook, etc..., However, I will admit that I love the Internet. It enables me to find in minutes, information that previously would...... Full story

Graduates of the Class of 2012, parents, friends and honored guests.Let me begin by acknowledging that I have not, in the strictest sense of the term, been asked to speak at today's commencement ceremony. These honors are typically reserved for men...... Full story

Blond, blue-eyed Elizabeth Warren, the Senate candidate and Harvard professor who cites “family lore” that she is 1/32nd Cherokee, was inducted into Oklahoma's Hall of Fame last year. Her biography says she “can track both sides of...... Full story

I think all of us would agree that this past winter didn't pack its customary Midwestern haymaker, no ice storms, blinding snows that accumulated to double-digit inches, or below-zero temperatures. While I really hate to taunt Old Man Winter, I...... Full story

Amid the many messages you will hear about screening for prostate cancer in the coming days, I hope these stand out most prominently: Science finds that there is at best a small potential benefit from prostate cancer screening and there are...... Full story

The West does not have its act together. Europe and the United States are both in prolonged, multiyear economic slumps. On both continents, the politics are becoming explosive: in the United States, the hard right wing is sharpening its claws to...... Full story

Teachers ask. You choose. Students learn. These are the key words DonorsChoose.org, the national online charity, has chosen to introduce potential donors to hundreds of teachers' dreams for their classes.When I first discovered DonorsChoose.org in...... Full story

If you like presidential politics, then Ohio this year is the place to be. If you hate politics, well, don’t worry, by the second week of November it all will be over. The reason is not much of a mystery. Ohio is one of only a dozen states...... Full story

Freedom is not easy.Still, that does not explain why so many Americans are so willing to give it away so easily. How can one honestly argue against freedom?The problem is most people simply don't understand liberty.But it is a simple concept once...... Full story

Associates of The Lima News realized the guessing game was about to end when the email popped into their computers' inboxes at 9:21 a.m. Thursday. For almost 10 years, there had been speculation about a new owner. However, none of that speculation...... Full story

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Indiana Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John Gregg said he opposes privatizing state government tasks, while the Republican candidate, Mike Pence, is more open to it, their campaigns said Thursday.“Mike Pence believes...... Full story

On the eve of his victory over Senate icon Richard Lugar, Indiana conservative Richard Mourdock paraphrased a Mark Twain comment by noting that reports of the tea party's death “have been greatly exaggerated.”Just as several factors...... Full story

Several times recently, I've stepped out of our office to leave work for the day and couldn't find the vehicle I drove to work.Was it theft? Was it repossessed? No, it's just a change of duties, and it's just part of playing an active role in my...... Full story