President Obama is proposing important steps toward doing what Americans have been asking for since the financial collapse of 2008 — putting a focus on families and jobs.
Could you imagine retiring at 50 years old, collecting more in retirement than you ever did while working? That scenario is a reality in the city of San Diego — and many other cities throughout California — but only for a few privileged public employees who enjoy unbelievable, and unsustainable, pen
As the rate of obese adults in America rises, so does the number of people being diagnosed with the painful form of arthritis known as gout, according to a recent article published in Reuters Health.
Families across the middle swath of our country — from North Dakota to Louisiana — have a disturbing question to ask themselves: “Do we want a leaky pipeline pumping 800,000 barrels of oil a day running through our community?” The proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would transport tar sands —
When I was a kid I was “born again,” a process that involved being fully and totally immersed in water. Much more recently I was on the home stretch of an 8-mile walk in the hot sun when the minister I was walking with kindly poured her drinking water on my hot little head.
Most Americans realize that Labor Day is about celebrating workers, not union bosses, but that won’t stop Big Labor’s apologists from stealing the spotlight to demand more power.
This summer we’ve seen wild swings in the stock market, a last-minute debt deal, and even a rocking east coast earthquake. But one thing we haven’t seen — from Memorial Day to Labor Day — is any improvement in the economy.
As summer draws to a close and next year’s political campaigns get down to brass tacks, you’re going to be hearing a lot more from politicians seeking your vote.
I love America, and have proudly invested in America. I have invested by building successful businesses employing thousands of American workers. And I have invested in our country by paying taxes.
Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 26, is both a celebration of women’s progress and a reminder that equality remains a goal, not a reality. On this day in 1920, women gained the right to vote under the 19th Amendment.
As a mother of a middle school girl attending the neighborhood public school, I found myself very interested that a small group of parents have asked the school board to ban chocolate milk.
The reactor disaster in Fukushima is so fresh in our memories that it may seem incomprehensible to think that the history of that tragic (and still unfolding) event in Japan could ever be rewritten and distorted.
