Donald Trump, a man who may become our next president, put the First Amendment through its paces when he squared off with a Muslim-American couple who appeared on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last week. Muslims have been a favorite Trump target during his ...
The aftermath of each high-profile shooting plays out the same. One side says it's the result of a culture engorged and enamored with guns, while the other blames, well, almost anything else - terrorism, mental illness, race, poverty, a weak and divisive president. Predictably, nothing ...
When a 16- or 17-year-old is charged with a criminal offense, most people never know about it. The law in the state of New Hampshire keeps juvenile judicial proceedings out of the public eye, the reasoning being that people ought to given a fresh start once they turn 18, without their ...
Get the lead out, and those nasty chemicals too If you're one of the many people who have a stash of nasty chemicals under the sink or in your garage, you'll have a chance to unload them next week. Household hazardous wastes come from everyday products from the home, yard or garden. They ...
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said he was "disappointed but not surprised" by the contents of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee that showed DNC officials had been trying to undermine his bid to secure the party's nomination for president. DNC officials ...
We learned this week that some of the tomatoes grown in the Elm Street Middle School greenhouse came from seeds that not so long ago were orbiting nearly 250 miles up in the International Space Station. If that's not enough to get students interested in science or gardening, we don't know ...