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Freedom of seas critical to global commerce

2012-02-03T18:02:50-05:00

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

Support grows banning cell phone while driving

2012-01-27T22:33:39-05:00

As of Jan. 2, it is illegal for commercial truck drivers to use hand-held cell phones on the nation's highways.

Relax, everyone: it's still to early to go negative

2012-01-11T18:01:57-05:00

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.

Counting the blessings

2012-01-11T17:35:23-05:00

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.

Curiosity rockets toward Mars

2012-01-10T19:39:08-05:00

Contrary to popular notions, the U.S. space program didn't end with the mothballing of the space shuttle

Many played Santa Claus for charities this season

2012-01-10T19:27:12-05:00

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.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2012-01-10T19:21:17-05:00

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.

USPS and Congress must make bold changes

2011-12-30T17:07:44-05:00

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.

Down syndrome adult speaks for herself

2011-12-22T16:24:09-05:00

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."

National memory must enshrine day of infamy

2011-12-22T16:18:12-05:00

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.