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House Bill 2093 was passed Monday by the State Government Committee and could come up for a full vote in the next session of the state House as early as Jan. 24.
Eddie Fisher, a terrific singer popular back in the 1950s, came to mind the other day because he crooned, “You gotta have heart, miles and miles and miles of heart,” and I had just read...
At first glance, the use of electronic monitoring to track the whereabouts of a person facing criminal charges seems like a much preferable alternative to pre-trial incarceration.
A state grant will pay for a new opportunity for children to get physical fitness and socialization opportunities in the outdoors in Middlesex.
Decades of research tell a clear and sobering story: Poverty is harmful to the developing brain.
I have been an American living in South Africa for more than eight years.
Patriotism and common decency demand that Americans do everything possible to prevent another attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election.
The United States needs a new name. We are anything but United States.
The first time Sidney Poitier walked into the room, I stopped talking. I think I might’ve even held my breath for a few seconds, afraid my inhaling would draw too much attention.
Pope Francis seems like a decent man whose humility and enlightened thinking sometimes put him at odds with more traditional segments of the Catholic Church. But good for him.
It would be great to say that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us — and there’s some evidence that, for many, it is.
Protests that began in western Kazakhstan over a sharp rise in fuel costs have turned into days of upheaval, with demonstrators storming government buildings and the airport in Almaty, the...
No one would have believed this possible only a few years ago, but nuclear energy has been creeping up in public estimation, despite its long record of unfulfilled promise and cataclysmic missteps.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020 and the federal government began using extraordinary measures to support workers, households and businesses, Republicans have been concerned that expanding...
Just last month the Democrats’ “historic” legislative push, Build Back Better, hit a wall as it was entering its final stages. That wall was Democratic Sen.
Up in the sky … it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superman.
I work hard to make ends meet for my family. But as an educator in West Virginia, that’s hard sometimes — especially with child care expenses.
The op-ed, “AARP has a conflict of interest when it comes to drug pricing legislation,” (Dec. 30) reads like all the other opinions that Big Pharma and its enablers recycle.
A row house fire that killed 12 people, including eight children, in Philadelphia on Wednesday emphasizes the importance of smoke detectors.
Regarding the Dec. 29, article “Elections grab political spotlight. Commissioners to review last year’s election results.”
Since last summer, Medicare has been evaluating whether to pay for a newly approved, exorbitantly priced drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
It was unthinkable that Americans would storm the Capitol a year ago Thursday with the intention of doing harm to members of Congress and overturning a lawful election. Yet it happened.
We have never advocated making athletes, actors, musicians or any other performers into heroes in the eyes of our children or the community.
Thanks to Dr. Fink! In addition to all that Dr. Fink achieved, he was also a large part of the Stand Tall program in our public schools.
Why aren’t we paying more attention to the experience of other countries in responding to COVID-19? There is no particular country that has the answer to controlling the pandemic — unless...
