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We’ve all heard the dire pronouncements: U.S. science and technology is losing ground to its global competitors because of a nationwide shortage of sc...

During the continuously explosive debates about education reform and teacher evaluation, no mention has been made by the media in all its forms of a p...

“The world will not evolve past its current state of crisis using the same thinking (or imagining) that created the crisis.” — Albert Einstein “if onc...

The government of Iraq last week announced that it had padlocked the infamous prison at Abu Ghraib. The gates are closed. The inmates moved. Whether t...

Hamid Aboutalebi looked like the ideal candidate to become Tehran’s ambassador to the United Nations. He speaks fluent English and French, has served ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — After early complaints that out-of-state firms got the most jobs, some local construction trade workers and union members in Pennsyl...

Here’s a local story with national implications: With an average wind speed of around 12 mph, the city where I live isn’t the windiest place in the co...

While my career in higher education has taken me all around the country, I still consider the Puget Sound region of Washington my home. I regularly re...

When Dr. Sam said, "You've got the prostate of a 16-year-old," it was hard to keep from beaming. This must be how a woman feels when a complete strang...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election-year memo to Democratic candidates: Don't talk about the economic recovery. It's a political loser. So say Democratic strat...

I think I got about seven hours of sleep this past weekend. I would love to say it was entirely because I spent long hours preparing for my son’s birt...

Once again we are trying to do a capital improvement to a school that is already large enough for enrollment numbers. Portville Central School service...

Every father should tell his children the hard-won lessons he has learned about life. For example, never get into an argument with a clown. He will ju...

WEST, Texas (AP) — Families of the 15 people killed in a massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant have spent the year since the blast navigating ...

It was Tax Day on Tuesday so, naturally, politicians were talking about taxes — that is, they were putting their spin on them. Gov. Andrew Cuomo wante...

A young girl stood up at the microphone in front of a theater packed with adults and asked the speaker how she could ensure she receives an adequate s...

A bitter debate has raged in the Pentagon for several months about the wisdom of taking the nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington out of service ...

On April 4, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed into law a bill unanimously passed by the House of Delegates and the Senate, which turns outdoor area...