Surprise, surprise. The deeply divided Senate reached bipartisan agreement on a massive new, nearly $1 trillion farm bill, passing it recently by a comfortable 64-35 vote.That prompted normally dour Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to call the new farm bill 鈥渙ne of the finest moments ...
If at first you don鈥檛 succeed, lower the bar for success.That鈥檚 the thought process in Florida, where state education officials chose to lower the bar for a passing grade after the state鈥檚 students flunked the state鈥檚 standardized writing test.The test is given to students in grades 4, ...
In what is becoming a familiar refrain, Bill DeWeese tried to fight the law 鈥� and the law won.Last week saw the latest setback for DeWeese, who was denied an attempt to have the state Supreme Court overturn a lower judge鈥檚 decision to send him to jail rather than free him on bond pending ...
The two major parties鈥� political conventions are delightful anachronisms. The candidates are generally known well in advance: In President Barack Obama鈥檚 case, having no challengers, since January 2009; in the case of Mitt Romney, who did have challengers, since May, almost three full ...
Freedom is a tricky thing.This is a country where you are free to do any number of things that are bad for you: smoke, drink, ride motorcycles without helmets, watch 鈥淒ancing with the Stars.鈥� None of these are good decisions, but you鈥檙e free to tempt Darwin nonetheless.Well, Michael ...
The Fort Jackson Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution once again are asking area churches, synagogues and spiritual organizations to take part in Allegiance Sunday.Allegiance Sunday is a special day, unlike any of the other days we observe. Memorial Day specifically honors the dead. ...