Opinion

This is the way it usually works: politicians treat us all as if we just fell of the turnip truck. When anything even slightly disconcerting happens, they start flapping their gums about how they are sure to save ...

What was that blue glow during my kid's fifth grade winter band concert? It was the telltale light of a collective failure of manners. During the winter concert, held last week, more fellow parents that I could ...

Crime can have serious physical, psychological, financial and other effects on victims. As District Attorney and a former judge, I know how frightening and overwhelming it can be for victims who, through no fault ...

Claims have been made that the iPad is a wonderful tool for those on the autistic spectrum, and if my iPhone is any indication, the claims are correct.

Peter is in love with my iPhone. He has learned how ...

At a certain point in every student’s life, he or she is forced to take the most dreaded kind of test—standardized. By my definition, a standardized test is when some unknown money-hungry establishment convinces ...

Little in youth sports elicits more eye rolls and derisive laughter than this: when it comes to little kids, we often don’t keep score. 

I coach Little League baseball and the more competitive CYO ...

From "CSI" shows to blockbuster movies and a neverending stampede of best-selling books, crime has become a cottage industry -- a commercial juggernaut. But these efforts probably--at least partly--glorify crime, ...

The following message was submitted in its entirety by Rep. Nan Hayworth (R - District 19) on Wednesday.

“Focus on jobs.” “Make the federal government work better for us.” “Help break the ...

Since 2011 is now officially over, I have to ask: what did I miss?  Truth be told, I wasn’t really paying attention.  With all the trials and suffering in the world these days plus the Kardashians, I ...