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Freedom of seas critical to global commerce
A U.S. aircraft carrier passed through the Straits of Hormuz inbound to the Persian Gulf recently operating in international waters.

February 3, 2012
Support grows banning cell phone while driving
As of Jan. 2, it is illegal for commercial truck drivers to use hand-held cell phones on the nation's highways.

January 27, 2012
Relax, everyone: it's still to early to go negative
T.S. Eliot once wrote that the world will end "not with a bang, but a whimper." But he didn't say exactly how it would occur, or when.

January 11, 2012
Counting the blessings
Have you heard any good news lately? Bad news abounds. 2011 was another tough year. Economic woes continue. Greece and Italy are on the verge of bankruptcy.

January 11, 2012
Curiosity rockets toward Mars
Contrary to popular notions, the U.S. space program didn't end with the mothballing of the space shuttle

January 10, 2012
Many played Santa Claus for charities this season
YOU don't have to wear a red suit and have a white beard to play Santa Claus. A lot of wonderful people did it by simply putting money in a kettle.

January 10, 2012
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following editorial, among the most famous ever written, appeared in The New York Sun in 1897 and remains appropriate for this holiday season 106 years later.

January 10, 2012
USPS and Congress must make bold changes
The U.S. Postal Service's decision to reduce its first-class delivery time from one to three days to two to three days is the latest move to stop financial losses that last year totaled $5.1 billion.

December 30, 2011
Down syndrome adult speaks for herself
The foundation of this constitutional republic, as we used to be taught, is individual liberties -- as in the Bill of Rights.
Enter 25-year-old college student Melissa Reilly, brought to us by health news writer Kimberly Hayes Taylor in Down syndrome's rewards touted as “new (contrary) test looms" (msnbc.msn.com, Sept. 29):
“She travels to represent the Down syndrome community internationally, and is a Special Olympian who brings home gold medals in skiing, cycling and swimming. Additionally, she interns for a Massachusetts state senator and tutors pre-school students with Down syndrome in math and reading."

December 22, 2011
National memory must enshrine day of infamy
Wednesday marked the 70th anniversary of a turning point in American history, a day of enormous shock and tragedy that must always remain strong in our national memory.

December 22, 2011
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