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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Chewing gum’s sticky secret

There’s no Chewing Gum Hall of Fame. However, you can visit the next best thing: Joanne’s Gum Museum, in a little building in Quartzsite, Ariz., featuring a collection of 4,000 pieces amassed since the 1940s. Americans chomp down on nearly 195 million pounds of the stuff every year ...

New Hampshire is not about to knuckle under on primary

Back in the 1960s the cry “Hell no, we won’t go” echoed off the ivy-covered walls of universities and colleges during anti-war demonstrations. Today Democratic office holders, officials, activists and party members are yelling “Hell no, we won’t go” to the Democratic National ...

Strengthen opposition to female genital mutilation

The Strengthening the Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2020, or STOP FGM Act of 2020, became law in January 2021 and gave vulnerable young women and girls more vital protection from the pain and lifelong consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM). This bipartisan ...

States like Georgia should stop paying so much for elections

The hotly contested 2022 midterm elections are again over everywhere except Georgia, where Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker will compete in a runoff to determine who will represent the Peach State in the Senate. For shame. Runoffs are famously low-turnout elections and, once again, will ...

Travel delays and cancellations need a long look

Delays and cancellations were all too often the stories of the summer for passengers around the United States and worldwide. While it was natural to cast blame toward the obvious for travel disruptions, the truth is far more complex, with various factors that led to where we are today. With the ...