Gasoline prices are rising for several reasons, none of which have anything to do with the political war that Republicans have promised to wage over rising prices at the pump.
Mitt Romney's immense fortune -- at least $200 million and perhaps more -- understandably is an issue in the Republican presidential primaries.
If the American economy were not so intertwined with trading and banking partners in Europe, and if European demands for severe austerity measures in Greece in return for a second-round euro bailout did not mimic so much of the Republican fiscal dogma being touted by the party's presidential contenders, the bailout of Greece might not be so noteworthy here. But as it happens, both conditions apply, in spades.
U.S. politicians tend to give at least some respect to religious faith, usually trying to make only general religious statements in an effort to steer clear of controversy.
Common sense suggests it is unwise for U.S. forces in Afghanistan to inflame Muslim passions by desecrating copies of Islam's holy book, the Quran.
Nissan recently unveiled its Infiniti JX luxury crossover vehicle at the company's assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn.
My last two columns have focused on Normal Park Magnet School. It’s a heck of a place, but not the only school in town levitating kids to the educational rock that is higher.
I sat with Jill Levine in her office at Normal Park Museum Magnet School recently. She had a copy of my recent column -- the one I wrote about the nearby Hill City neighborhood being kept out of her school's zone -- on her desk.
Lately, I keep getting emails saying someone has repinned my pin. Huh?
Wanna know why America is $15.3 trillion in debt? Look no further than the Wilcox Tunnel.
I WONDER IF "do-nothing" Chuck Fleischmann, who refused to debate before his election, will decide he'll have to now, to keep his job.
Our educational system has become a miserable failure, for our kids and our country.
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