NEW YORK — Recent election results for the European Parliament were mixed, which meant that every side could claim a victory of sorts. Right-wing populists did gain ground, but so did some decidedly left-wing parties like the Greens. The only clear conclusion is that the traditional parties that have dominated the continent’s politics since 1945 […]

In his news conference Wednesday, special counsel Robert Mueller explained why he would not testify before Congress. “Any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report,” he said. “It contains our findings and analysis and the reasons for the decisions we made. We chose those words carefully, and the work speaks for itself. […]

The quote is attributed to President Harry Truman, and Ronald Reagan kept it on his desk: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” It is even more amazing what has been accomplished with the American economy, but Democratic presidential candidates, the media and economists such as […]

People are talking about the new Edward Little High School to be built on the site of the current high school on Auburn Heights. The plans were enthusiastically approved by the state Board of Education in April. Citizens of Auburn are now being asked to approve the new school in a referendum on June 11, […]

Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month of the Muslims’ calendar year. It was during that month that Muslims believe the Quran was revealed. Unlike other months, during Ramadan, Muslims spend extra time reading the Quran and performing special prayers. Nightly prayers, called Taraweeh, are common as is rereading the Quran over the course of […]

I had been looking forward to the quiet. The house in which we raised six children was finally empty, save for a stray Millennial or two. The SpongeBob SquarePants toys had gone to charity, the Barbie Dream House was gathering dust in the attic and there was no longer a car seat permanently strapped into […]

Although we are 18 months away from the next general election, there have been many new ideas and philosophies that have been proposed. Let us compare them with the results of the Trump administration to date, for you to determine which appeals to you. First, let’s examine the proposed “New Green Deal” which would do […]

Donald Trump and Bill de Blasio agree: Joe Biden should be ashamed of his support for the 1994 crime bill. The bipartisan legislation that was long a point of pride for Bill Clinton, who signed it into law, is now in such malodor that CNN the other day identified it in a chyron as the […]

Lost for 17 days in a Hawaiian jungle, all alone in only a tank top and capri yoga pans, I’m not sure what I would do. Would I work past my fractured leg, blistered wounds and terror to survive? Would I eat mystery fruit and moths and sleep in the mud or a wild boar’s […]

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called WikiLeaks a “nonstate hostile intelligence service.” Apparently Julian Assange agrees. In its new 18-count indictment of Assange for multiple violations of the Espionage Act, the Justice Department notes that Assange told former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning that WikiLeaks had originally described itself as an “intelligence […]