Once again, the facts speak for themselves: Unions are the first and last line of defense for America's workers.
There is another important war that Americans have been engaged in for some time now, at home, which is in need of some heroes. That's the war on obesity, especially in children.
As a nation, our collective response to this challenge will most certainly define our economic and social well-being for decades to come. We are a nation of producers and it's time for us to start producing the talent we need to meet future workforce and civic needs.
"Of course, the immediate future is uncertain: America has faced the unknown since 1776." -- Billionaire Businessman-Investor Warren Buffett from USA ...
I keep coming back to the question, "how much is enough?" Now you may think that's a pretty ironic question coming from the son of one of the richest people in the world. But actually, it might just make me an expert on the subject.
Expect plenty of fried delights, cavity-inducing confections and foods on a stick.
From the Testicle Festival to the Marathon Seafood Festival, here's a list of the wackiest festivals of the year.
I'll be honest; I wasn't thrilled about turning 70. I've always been youthful, healthy, and extremely active and although nothing had changed suddenly everything seemed different. I felt lost, fearful, and untethered; this was unknown territory.
I have long appreciated Fitzgerald's novel as a commentary on the limits of the American Dream that we all hold sacred. Dreams and fantasies, the pursuit of wealth and fame and success--these vanities have been lifted to the highest levels of respect and hope and yearning over the past century.
Co-authored with Lee Glenn From the last story there were hints -- a hypnotic place, the Sahara Desert rendered in wheat, the unforgettable stillnes...
We asked a few Northwest people in the arts and business communities what reinvention means to them.
Soccer is Mexico’s most popular sport, raising passions that aren’t always channeled properly. It was amid a celebration for the dramatic vict...
Reforms are being introduced in the form of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to ensure that the barriers that existed between physical and mental health care are demolished.
Three converging trends put me on common ground with your average Tea Party member for the first time in my liberal-New-England-elite life: government action, technological advancement and American attitude.
Growing up in the military, I learned that Veterans Day was meant to celebrate peace and those who returned from service to America and her values of liberty, justice, and honor. As a point of distinction, Memorial Day commemorates sacrifice and loss: the ultimate cost of freedom.
Some say that being an American means having the utmost pride in your country. But here are a few other characteristics that I think describe what it really means to be an American.
By performing the play of the pilgrim, does the Indian-American elementary school student inadvertently become the oppressor? Or confirms the oppression? Or conforms to the oppressor?
500 years ago, Juan Ponce de Léon did not discover Florida. Traces were found of Spanish slaves coming from the Bahamas, who had visited first, without ever staying for long.
Wherever we live, we should foster a constructive dialogue about sexual and reproductive health, and we should support young people when they are brave enough to speak out.
Dr. Quinton Nottingham, statistician and Associate Professor in the Department of Business Information Technology at Virginia Tech, has established that a rise in trademark registration correlates to a rise in the stock market. The Dow, NASDAQ and the S&P all increase with increased corporate activity.
It's time that Christians stop accepting this label of "hated" as a badge of pride, and start viewing it as a warning. It shouldn't be a chink in our armor against darkness. It should be a call to cause us to examine the weakness we have before we go into battle.
Drink local and ignore the hype.
Every semester I ask my first year college students: How many of you expect to earn more than $100,000 per year; every semester almost every student r...
I've given a lot of thought to what I'm going to talk to you about right now given the gravity of the most recent prediction I have been preparing to reveal. These are not logical things I'm going to say, but things that I feel very, very strongly about.
