I consumed a lot of horror movies during my teen years. For a couple of my friends, my room became the hub where we watched the standard fare of slashers, munched on overly processed snacks, and critiqued the characters' decisions as they ran for their lives. We, of course, would make better, ...
The system failed Karmelo Anthony -- he stabbed someone to death and is going to jail for it. If this doesn't strike you as an injustice, you haven't been paying attention to the voices defending the 19-year-old who was just sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering another teenager at a ...
Nearly three decades after the end of the Troubles, Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, is once again on fire. On Monday, June 8, a Sudanese "asylum" seeker attacked a local man on the street with a kitchen knife, slashing him across the face and neck. Graphic video of the attack, which ...
Is a glass of wine with dinner going to increase your chance of getting cancer or another serious illness? For the past few years, we've been deluged with studies and news accounts suggesting that the answer is yes. This week, the USDA reinstated a caution in its dietary guidelines about ...
In my role supporting The News’ editor, I get the opportunity to put together the paper once in a while. This means I am communicating with our dozen or so local and guest columnists, reading, editing, writing, et cetera, et cetera. On Friday, I had the opportunity to read Lenny Avery’s ...
Republicans call it the House Oversight Committee. The Democrats label it the House Witch Hunt Committee. For you students of government you know the three branches are supposedly co-equal. The courts have power to review what the other two branches do and the governor and legislature have ...