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Colleges pressured to cut costsMay 16, 2012 - By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON -- The cost of a college education continues to increase faster than inflation; a phenomenon that's roiling family budgets and spurring calls for ... [more] | I hope there there's no pop quiz ...May 16, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler: I've often said that puns are my favorite form of humor, and lately some Internet friends have shared some really good ones, which I share with you here ... [more] |
A sight to seeMay 16, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Riverton's well-located facilities were bustling over the weekend | Half polled in U.S. term Facebook a 'fad,' question initial stock priceMay 15, 2012 - By Tali Arbel, The Associated Press: Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's ... [more] |
Tuesday notesMay 15, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: One last hurrah? | 'Never worked a day' jabs are riskyMay 13, 2012 - By Mark Shields: To charge that your opponent does not know what it means to go to work every day can be dangerous to your own political health. |
'Camelot' in School District 24May 13, 2012 - By Randy Tucker, Staff Writer: As retirement nears, I realize my happiest years in education were in Shoshoni. | Meet the STOYsMay 13, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck, Publisher: That's newspaper office shorthand for the 2012 Students of the Year |
I've been deserted by (wo)man's best friendMay 11, 2012 - Carolyn B. Tyler, Starr Writer: I've been deserted. Deserted by (wo)man's best friend -- my dogs. | A girly-girl goes brandingMay 11, 2012 - Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer: t was a day of laughing, learning... and wincing |
Obama's 'evolution'May 11, 2012 - Steve Peck, Publisher: His announcement favoring same-sex marriage is more pragmatic than radical | Obama 'evolution' on gay marriage no surpriseMay 10, 2012 - By Doyle McManus: President Obama's announcement Wednesday that he was done "evolving" and now supports same-sex marriage was, in retrospect, inevitable. Vice President Joe ... [more] |
Dollars and educationMay 10, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: When the colleges are under the knife, the public pain is widespread | Ramp up the fight against obesity in U.S. childrenMay 9, 2012 - By Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.): Type 2 diabetes was once known as the "adult onset" type, because it came on only in adulthood. |
Turning fifty shades of redMay 9, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler, Staff Writer: Yes, I have read the best-selling book of "mommy porn" parodied over the weekend on "Saturday Night Live." | Sendak the GreatMay 9, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Utterly original children's author helped define the essence of art |
Sarkozy leaves the stageMay 8, 2012 - The Associated Press: PARIS -- When Nicolas Sarkozy bounded up the steps of France's presidential palace in jogging shorts and shoes on his first day in office five years ago, many ... [more] | Tuesday notesMay 8, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Chill out |
Living my salad days in LuskMay 6, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: The term "salad days" most often is attributed to William Shakespeare. Salad days refer to innocence, inexperience and a time of questionable judgment, in ... [more] | Obama court battles echo FDR's in 1930sMay 6, 2012 - By Carl Leubsdorf: The possibility that the Supreme Court could throw out some or all of President Barack Obama's landmark health law in the midst of the presidential campaign ... [more] |
Election season unfoldsMay 6, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Candidates and voters share the obligation | Romney maps path to victoryMay 4, 2012 - By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON -- Over the last 100 years, only five incumbent presidents have lost second-term bids. Mitt Romney is trying to become the 21st century's first ... [more] |
On my favorite birthday, I got an important jobMay 4, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler: Seventy years ago today was my best birthday ever. | A better wayMay 4, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Congress wants postal cutbacks delayed while it looks into a continuous problem |
Analysts eye health care law rejection for Medicare impactMay 3, 2012 - By Ricardo Alonso-Zalvidar, The Associated Press: WASHINGTON -- Medicare's payment system, the unseen but vital network that handles 100 million monthly claims, could freeze up if President Barack Obama's ... [more] | We can't help competingMay 3, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case: "Height is complicated," says Nathaniel Hollister, a spokesman for The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats. He's considered an authority on such ... [more] |
Our unique countyMay 3, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Data from the Census Bureau brings the unusual details into focus again | May's skies bring giftsMay 2, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler: The "Full Flower Moon," so named by some American Indian tribes who didn't anticipate our early spring this year, but also known by others as the "Corn ... [more] |
Playing politicsMay 2, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: The president is capitalizing on the death of bin Laden, and anyone else would do the same | Twenty years after the L.A. riotsMay 1, 2012 - By Walter Cook: A little over a year ago, I found myself vying with a colorful California character for an apartment in a seedy part of Hollywood. |
Tuesday notesMay 1, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: 'Tis the season, already | Student teaching at age 22Apr 29, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: Looking back with 20/20 hindsight garnered over a third of a century, it's easy to see the folly in the education curriculum offered by the University of ... [more] |
Who passes the Gerry Ford test?Apr 29, 2012 - By Mark Shields: It was rightly said of President Harry Truman that he liked being Harry Truman: He was comfortable being Harry Truman; he never thought about being anybody ... [more] | Fires, not floodsApr 29, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Mother Nature is likely to present a different challenge this season |
Playing with telemarketersApr 27, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler: This is not an invitation, but I enjoy telemarketing calls. | To the wordApr 27, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: We're grateful for the mission of National Book Night and Poem in Your Pocket Day |
A matriarch to be missedApr 26, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: It is not often you can say you knew someone your entire life, but that was the case between my mom and my Aunt Mary. Jeanette Gasser and Mary Cram were ... [more] | Fixing Social Security is not easy, but it is simpleApr 26, 2012 - By The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Social Security is in significantly worse shape than thought, the Obama administration reported this week, which ought to prompt action to shore up a vital ... [more] |
The 16:1 dilemmaApr 26, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: The State of Wyoming granted waivers to 20 school districts -- and to itself | Catching up on the Becker BunchApr 25, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler: Two-fifths of the Becker Bunch, plus one, visited us over the weekend, giving us the opportunity to catch up on once-frequent subjects of this column. |
