The threat of brownouts and blackouts squashes the idea that solar and wind power can replace fossil fuels fully anytime soon
The more people you pack in limited space, the more those people have to follow the rules. Law, order and good manners are essential to the healthy functioning of our towns and cities.
Supreme Court had no choice but to knock down the loan reduction program
Candidate debates have become a fixture of presidential campaigns, and they’re especially valuable in primaries. Voters get a chance to see how well candidates perform under pressure, and relative unknowns get rare exposure against the front-runners. The debates helped Barack Obama in 2008 a…
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It’s an article of faith among members of the Nevada education establishment that more taxpayer support is the key to lifting the state’s public schools out of an academic morass. This belief is the driving force for the $2 billion in new education spending that lawmakers approved last month…
Last September, U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., told then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that if Republicans were going to be successful in gaining the majority in the House in November, they needed to announce their pledge to voters in the heart of America.
On the final day of Pride Month, the Supreme Court delivered a blow to gay rights. In 303 Creative vs. Elenis, the conservative supermajority on the court ruled, 6-3, that a web design company could deny its wedding website services to same-sex couples. For the first time in our history, the Supreme Court granted a business open to the public a constitutional right to discriminate against would-be customers.
Commentary: Increasing polarization is behind the erosion of national pride.
A bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., would close several loopholes identified by The Washington Post in an investigative series published last fall. The investigation found hundreds of retired U.S. military officers taking lucrative jobs advising foreign governments known for human rights atrocities and political repression. The Retired Officers Conflict of Interest Act would require public reporting about who is working on behalf of which foreign governments and for how much.
In celebration of the United States’ birthday, here are five surprising facts about the nation’s founding document:
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Colorado woman who wants to create a wedding website but excludes same-sex couples.
In April, after months of trying, our youngest grandson managed to break out of his crib. Once he tasted freedom, there was no turning back.
"There are those of us veterans and others who have PTSD and other anxiety disorders. We should not have to isolate because you like the sounds and colors."
🎧 The hosts discuss the importance of good sportsmanship and why, unlike in politics, sports almost always rewards the people with the most skill.
Connie Ogg never gave up hope that she'd be reunited with Cody, the family's English Springer Spaniel.
Our position: This bill would undermine the minimum ballot measure, while expecting young workers to take less pay for the same work.
A tip of the cap on a gambling program and job upskilling program in the local area.
The threat of brownouts and blackouts squashes the idea that solar and wind power can replace fossil fuels fully anytime soon
The more people you pack in limited space, the more those people have to follow the rules. Law, order and good manners are essential to the healthy functioning of our towns and cities.
Candidate debates have become a fixture of presidential campaigns, and they’re especially valuable in primaries. Voters get a chance to see how well candidates perform under pressure, and relative unknowns get rare exposure against the front-runners. The debates helped Barack Obama in 2008 against Hillary Clinton, and they helped Donald Trump in 2016. So it’s notable that this time Trump is threatening not to debate.
🎧 Topics include local politics, DNA tests and gender identity.
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"There are those of us veterans and others who have PTSD and other anxiety disorders. We should not have to isolate because you like the sounds and colors."
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"After driving on every roundabout in Grand Island and Adams County ... the roundabouts already built and being used are in fact too small," reader Victor Hesman writes.