The Department of Defense is recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, and honoring those who served in Korea during the war years.Often called the 鈥淔orgotten War,鈥� the Secretary of Defense wants those who served to know they are not forgotten. To that end, the Secretary of ...
As unfortunate as the recent cases of high-profile sexual abuse are, we need to remember that similar tragedies are happening every day in our community.As a provider of services for victims of sexual assault in Greene and Washington counties, each year the SPHS CARE Center STTARS program sees ...
Move aside, 鈥淢an bites dog.鈥� We now have a new contender: 鈥淒og shoots man.鈥滻f you鈥檙e unfamiliar, Man bites dog is an old aphorism in journalism that explains how the mundane, everyday occurrences aren鈥檛 news (like a dog who bites a man), but things that are unusual or out of the ...
My 10-year-old daughter asked, 鈥淒addy is there such a person as Santa Claus.鈥� My reply was simple and open-ended.鈥淲hat do you think?鈥� I questioned in return.She explained that many children at her school have been telling her that Santa was just your mom and dad who bought the presents ...
Newt Gingrich is notorious for being full of ideas. And back when he was House speaker, his top lieutenants, who later unsuccessfully sought to oust him, suggested it would be a good idea if he refrained from expressing most of them or, at least, thought about them before he did.Buoyed by his ...
Unfortunately, one of the most important measures affecting our region in decades passed both the state House and Senate last week without the support of a single local lawmaker.The two bodies passed separate bills imposing fees and regulations on the Marcellus shale industry, largely based on ...