Akron Beacon Journal: Add U.S. House to redistricting reform
At a recent event in Columbus, redistricting reform got a welcome boost, adding to the bipartisan consensus behind a constitutional amendment passed in November....
Chicago Tribune: Defeating the Zika virus before the Olympics begin
FEB. 21, 2016 — Brazil has dispatched nearly 250,000 military personnel to defeat an enemy that is wily and relentless: Aedes aegypti, the mosquito...
Orange County (Calif.) Register: IRS’ crate of bad apples tend to keep turning up
FEB. 18, 2016 — If you are fired for poor performance or doing something unethical, possibly illegal, what do you think the chances are...
(Toledo) Blade: Airlines gobble huge profits
America’s biggest airlines are reaping big profits from plummeting fuel costs. And they’re leaving customers holding the bag (of mini-pretzels).The industry is spending just...
Chicago Tribune: For the Supreme Court, nominate a Democratic John Roberts
“We’ve always gone through periods when our democracy seems stuck. And when that happens, we have to find a new way of doing business....
Editorial: Assault on Pope Francis very Trump-like
Donald Trump has done it again. He should have been able to show tact and diplomacy when Pope Francis questioned the candidate’s plans for...
The Orange County Register: IRS’s crate of bad apples tend to keep turning up
If you are fired for poor performance or doing something unethical, possibly illegal, what do you think the chances are of getting hired again...
Chicago Tribune: After Scalia: A rare referendum on the future of the court
FEB. 15, 2016 — When Antonin Scalia was nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1986, his Senate confirmation was as placid...
Chicago Tribune: Imagine your viewing options if the FCC unlocks the cable box
FEB. 16, 2016 — In an earlier tech era, consumers rented telephones from Ma Bell. As for innovation, well, if you didn’t want a...
Orange County (Calif.) Register: Scalia ‘one of the towering legal figures of our time’
FEB. 14, 2016 — A familiar dictum advises that “politics end at the water’s edge.” We believe a similar protocol should apply when death...