My husband graduated with his bachelor's degree this summer at the age of 56. We ordered a cake and celebrated with friends and family. He had earned his associate's degree in accounting literally decades ago and had plans to continue his education, but life detoured him, as it likes to do. ...
When I attended a much different public school in suburban Maryland, there was a public service announcement on TV that asked: "It's 10 o'clock. Do you know where your children are?" I was usually in bed at that hour on "school nights," but that question might be put a different way today: ...
The tragic deaths of Hayden Panettiere and Jason Arday can be tied to the same phenomenon. It's not new but has accelerated in today's influencer culture: youth's hunger for fame. Panettiere was an accomplished actress who, buried in depression and addiction, died from an apparent drug ...
WASHINGTON — Somebody stop him. You know who. The conqueror whose voice, face and deeds are inescapable. Donald Trump had never heard of William the Conqueror when he visited England, but he loved the word and the idea for his presidency. He also has Napoleon Bonaparte and Julius Caesar ...
When a government agency comes to an internet service provider demanding information about Americans because of what they have said on social media, the provider should discard the demand, close the door or hang up the phone. The government is not entitled to rummage through the political ...
Trump claimed this past week that his job approval ratings are "fabulous" — they're "above 60%." He also asserted that the United States is enjoying "the greatest economy we've ever had." And that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz. "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT," he wrote ...
