Chicago Tribune: An Obama retreat on school accountability?
OCT. 31, 2015 — Almost 15 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic congressional leaders forged a landmark education law. The law known as...
Quotations in the news
“Fred was the same man on the floor of the Senate, the movie studio, or the town square of … his home.” — The...
Technology adds to ease of voting
Mercer, Hancock and Henry counties are among the 12 Ohio counties today using electronic pollbooks to streamline the voting process. The goal among statewide...
San Jose Mercury News: Ryan’s turn to herd cats (or is it lions?)
Now it’s Paul Ryan’s turn to herd the 434 cats with whom he shares the U.S. House of Representatives — including the den of...
Chicago Tribune: China’s 1-child policy ensured prosperity at a terrible price
OCT. 31, 2015 — Boy-boy-boy girl. Boy-boy-boy-girl.Visit a school or playground in a Chinese city, and count the results of a government edict limiting...
Chicago Tribune: Hastert pleads guilty. What’s the rest of the story?
OCT. 29, 2015 — “I didn’t want them to know how I intended to spend the money. I withdrew the money in less than...
Los Angeles Times:A new mammogram regimen
OCT. 21, 2015 — The backlash was fierce six years ago when an expert federal panel said women were starting mammograms too young and...
Dallas Morning News: Mexico’s human rights record finally draws scrutiny
OCT. 23, 2015 — Mexico has failed to clean up its human rights record and, finally, the State Department is calling our southern neighbor...
Bloomberg View: Congress knows what it needs to do on Puerto Rico
OCT. 22, 2015 — On Thursday, there was another congressional hearing on Puerto Rico’s fiscal travails. Yet Congress already knows what it needs to...
Editorial: The many hats of a council president fit Nixon better
A city council president is called upon to be a referee, a facilitator and a guardian for the public.It is incumbent that the council...
