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Conservationists, scientists have responsibility to rewild the dodo bird

The extinct dodo bird was said to be unintelligent and clumsy. Contrary to popular belief, the creature’s disappearance had little to do with brain function or muscle power and a lot to do with human activity. Now, scientific breakthroughs are providing an opportunity to rectify our blunders. ...

Comprehensive treatment centers save lives

More than 5 million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder, a physical addiction entwined with America’s health crisis, homeless crisis and mental health crisis. The most successful, evidence-based road to recovery is medication coupled with counseling, like that offered at Comprehensive ...

Fact-checking has always been an elemental part of journalism

A whole new area of endeavor is opening up for the entrepreneurial. Name it after the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. He allegedly hunted for an honest man and was possibly the founder of Cynicism. Verification will become a vital business as the flood of misinformation engulfs ...

HOLY COW! HISTORY: Meet America’s six-minute president

How many people have been president of the United States? History surrenders this secret grudgingly. Several people technically were president, but aren’t considered presidents of the United States. You have to look hard to find them, but they’re there. For example, George H.W. Bush was ...

With growing demand for electricity, America needs coal

America’s coal policy has been an abysmal failure. Government policy has made it increasingly difficult and costly to produce and use coal for nearly two decades. The Biden administration went so far as to craft an entire package of rules to wipe out the nation’s coal power plant fleet. ...

Biden hits energy industry on his way out

President Biden entered the White House waging war on America’s fossil fuel energy industry, and critics say he’s going out the same way. In his final days, he’s issuing edicts designed to restrict investments in domestic energy, including a ban on oil and gas drilling projects in most ...