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Initially it won't be cheap, but the Obama

about 18 hours ago

Initially it won't be cheap, but the Obama administration's plans to revive construction of nuclear plants after more than three decades of dormancy is good news for anyone who wants to maintain a thriving, modern, industrial economy, if not for some of... Read Story.

Washington's partisan divide is as wide as it's

about 18 hours ago

Washington's partisan divide is as wide as it's ever been. Democrats and Republicans bitterly disagree on fundamental points of principle and policy. So it should not go unremarked: The Senate recently passed -- unanimously -- a bill that would impose... Read Story.

Barring a political miracle, the likelihood that there

about 18 hours ago

Barring a political miracle, the likelihood that there will be no heath care overhaul bill passed by Congress this year is strong. Back to the status quo, which, in fact, we never left. With 49 million Americans lacking health care coverage, the... Read Story.

On Day One of his vow to take

February 7, 2010

On Day One of his vow to take "meaningful steps to rein in our debt," Barack Obama asked Congress to freeze portions of discretionary domestic spending. This would follow an astonishing permanent expansion: Republicans on the House Budget Committee say... Read Story.

[$] Where will all the technological fun lead America's kids?

February 7, 2010

Editorial Is your child spending too much time online, playing video games or talking on a cell phone? A recent study by the Henry Kaiser Foundation -- addressed in a Crescent-News article Thursday -- indicates that the answer is yes, not that this wasn't... Read Story.

Steve Chapman - Obama poll numbers related to economy

February 5, 2010

The story goes that a dog food company brought out a new mix, which sold poorly. The people in charge tried new ads. They tried different packaging. They targeted particular consumers. Nothing worked. The chief executive called in his top managers and... Read Story.

Cal Thomas - The president and the Republicans

February 5, 2010

President Obama was right to converse with congressional Republicans last Friday in Baltimore. Cynics may label it as political theater, but I suspect the public appreciated the give-and-take. The president was given a 26-page booklet containing... Read Story.

Arthur Cyr - Bernanke's guiding hand

February 5, 2010

Ben Bernanke has been reconfirmed by the U.S. Senate for a second four-year term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. The final vote of 70-30 came despite extensive media attention to vocal opponents of Bernanke. On this matter of vital national... Read Story.

[$] Todd Helberg - Officials will take another crack at train travel in Ohio

February 4, 2010

In some circles, there is great joy that the federal government has allotted Ohio $400 million for a passenger rail corridor connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. But some deeper thought is in order. For starters, this money is... Read Story.

Thomas Sowell - Great Scott!

February 4, 2010

Some of the most melancholy letters and e-mails that are sent to me are from people who lament that there is nothing they can do about the bad policies that they see ruining this country. They don't have any media outlet for their opinions and the... Read Story.

John Crisp - Presidential nod to community college

February 4, 2010

Everyone who works at a community college -- as I do -- enjoys hearing this American institution mentioned in a speech -- as President Obama did during his State of the Union address last week. Obama pictured these low profile two-year institutions of... Read Story.

[$] Letters to the Editor 2-3-10

February 3, 2010

Libraries must be open to be used Libraries are important for lots of things, but we can't use our libraries if they aren't open. The library has computers you can use if you don't have one. You can usually get lots of information from the friendly... Read Story.

Marc Kovac - 'People in Columbus' just don't get it, says one Ohio lawmaker

February 3, 2010

COLUMBUS -- It must sting when lawmakers from outside of central Ohio make the commute to the Statehouse for session days and committee hearings -- particularly those driving from places like Youngstown or communities in Appalachia. Can you imagine day... Read Story.

George Will - A lobe divided will not stand

February 3, 2010

Barack Obama tiptoed Wednesday night along the seam that bifurcates the Democratic Party's brain. The seam separates that brain's John Quincy Adams lobe from its Sigmund Freud lobe. The dominant liberal lobe favors Adams' dictum that politicians should... Read Story.

Star Parker - What's wrong with Tebow ad?

February 2, 2010

Why are pro-abortion groups so up in arms about the Tim Tebow ad that CBS will run during the Super Bowl? According to the press release of Focus on the Family, the Christian organization sponsoring the ad, the former University of Florida Heisman... Read Story.

Deroy Murdock - U.S. rated 'mostly free'

February 2, 2010

The state of our Union is mostly free. This may shock citizens who call America the "Land of the Free." Alas, as the Heritage Foundation demonstrates, Washington has transformed Francis Scott Key's timeless truths into mere lyrics. In conjunction with... Read Story.

Dan Thomasson - Political stunts aren't credible journalism

February 2, 2010

Just when you were naive enough to believe that Watergate was the death knell for dirty tricks and similar illegal political activity in this country some nitwit who apparently failed to read about it comes along 38 years later to show you just how... Read Story.

Jay Ambrose - Obama's speech 'not true'

February 1, 2010

He's going to get those special interests, President Obama is. And, his stimulus bill has been a success and he will not litigate the past and his health plan will cut the deficit and ... wait, slow down. Let's take care in walking this terrain. After... Read Story.

Cal Thomas - Retreat to advance?

February 1, 2010

If you live long enough in Washington you'll learn there is literally nothing new under the sun. That's why it is amusing to listen to the House "Progressive Caucus" and Moveon.org in a full-page newspaper ad attempt to explain the victory of... Read Story.

The recent Supreme Court decision that substantially deregulates

February 1, 2010

The recent Supreme Court decision that substantially deregulates political speech has provoked an edifying torrent of hyperbole. Critics' dismay reveals their conviction: Speech about the elections that determine the government's composition is not a... Read Story.

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