Chicago Tribune: Haiti should decide who will be its next president
JAN. 30, 2016 — Tragedy, crisis and disappointment seem endemic to Haiti, but does the condition have to be permanent? This is a moment...
Chicago Tribune: Should Harvard be free?
JAN. 31, 2016 — Five candidates running for Harvard’s board of overseers — the panjandrums who help set strategy for the school — have...
Chicago Tribune: Make no little planets
“Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that they have found new evidence of a giant icy planet lurking in the darkness...
Chicago Tribune: President Bloomberg?
JAN. 26, 2016 — This has been the wildest and most unpredictable presidential campaign in memory, and no one has voted yet.There’s no law...
Beaver County (Pa.) Times: Informing public is first step in crisis
JAN. 31, 2016 — If ever there was a case of government failing its citizens, it’s the current water crisis surrounding the town of...
Editorial: Think outside the cable box
Cable TV customers are fond of complaining about their ever-rising monthly bills, which now average almost $100. Although the main factor has been the...
Los Angeles Times: Repairs are overdue at the national parks
JAN. 25, 2016 — When household budgets are tight, people tend to put off expensive maintenance projects. So a leaky roof gets patched instead...
Los Angeles Times: Another billionaire in the mix
JAN. 26, 2016 — Just when it seemed as if the presidential race couldn’t get any stranger, billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg...
Los Angeles Times: Crimes against civilization
JAN. 22, 2016 — The Islamic State abducts, rapes and enslaves women. It massacres Christians and Yazidis. It beheads hostages and puts homosexuals to...
Chicago Tribune: Netflix and the making of a TV cord cutter
JAN. 23, 2016 — Maybe you’ve binge-watched the popular TV mini-series “Making a Murderer.” If not, don’t worry, no spoilers here. Just a suggestion:...