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Most Americans are unaware that the United States is already fighting a war with China that involves Taiwan. This war isn’t yet being fought with weapons. Instead, it is a battle to control the world’s…

The job of an economic development director is punishing, admitted Jonathon Goering.  “It beats you up,” he said.  And it can be thankless. “You put your heart and soul into it every day, trying to…

I am going to assume you’re a positive person who enjoys people, radiates goodness, and thrives on hope. I’m also going to assume you’re familiar with discouragement. So, tell me if I have this much…

When I first came to the United States, I did not speak a word of English. But every day I would join my third-grade classmates as we congregated around the American flag and placed our…

The police raid was apparently the largest in postwar German history. Early on Wednesday morning, some 3,000 officers from various branches of federal and regional law enforcement swept across 11 of Germany’s 16 states as…

Imagine if Philadelphia were totally blacked out for a dozen hours daily, with no water or heat and no electricity or cell phone coverage. Imagine if Philly high-rise apartment dwellers, including the elderly and moms…

I’m as guilty as anyone by assuming that if the Russians and Chinese simply overthrew their leaders, the prospect of a global conflict would be greatly reduced. Totally wrong, political scientists say. For one thing,…

The U.S. Senate took a momentous step Tuesday, passing a same-sex marriage law that offers a vital backstop for LGBTQ folks in Kansas and the nation. While the Respect for Marriage Act falls short in…

The mass shootings in Virginia and Colorado again call attention to the nation’s gun problem, but how deeply guns are embedded in everyday life can be seen from other random news reports: • When NBA…

I first shot methamphetamine when I was 17. As an abused child seeking relief from trauma and stress, I’d turned to alcohol at age 12 and had used numerous drugs to excess before sticking that…