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Opinion

Put That Smile to Work, Mr. Mayor

Editorials and columns

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's smile carried him a long way toward being elected. And he used his affability again on Friday, turning the meeting he had requested with President Donald Trump into an Oval Office lovefest. Now it's time for the mayor-elect to employ the power of ...

Hook-up culture is killing itself

Editorials and columns

Hook-up culture was once propagated to women and men as a way to live freely, independently, and in alignment with their own desires. However, what was once a liberating movement for young people has now become an infection that is rotting my generation from the inside out. As the ...

The unsung hero of Rolling Thunder Mine

Editorials and columns

Steve Lipscomb was a son, a father, a husband, a Marine, a man of faith, and a coal miner. Ten days ago, Lipscomb and his crew encountered an unknown pocket of water when a "sudden and substantial" flood sent millions of gallons into the Rolling Thunder Mine. Lipscomb lived up to his life of ...

Mamdani could ease Trump’s return to New York

Editorials and columns

There's no mystery why Zohran Mamdani wanted to get along with Donald Trump. The president threatened New York City with funding cuts, deployment of federal forces and other unpleasantries if its voters elected the self-described democratic socialist as mayor. But why after calling Mamdani all ...

Thoughts on Thanksgiving

Editorials and columns

Growing up, Thanksgiving meant high school football games, a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, and time with family that lived close by. Aunt Eileen would come by early and help with the cooking. Mom taught me to bake when I was a child, so I helped by making the pies the day before the ...

Funding K-12 education

Editorials and columns

What follows is a recent media headline and before you think too long and hard about it, what is your first reaction to: Every K-12 School Kid Gets Record State Support. You're maybe thinking, wow this is good news for our students or they really need help in these challenging times or ...