Paul Ryan vs. the People
The GOP’s new House speaker says he “trusts the American people,” but his budget takes direct aim at them.Paul Ryan paints himself as a...
Respite is vital to family caregivers
According to the latest numbers, around 83-percent of long-term care in the U.S. is provided by unpaid family members. Although it might not affect...
What Clinton Got Wrong About Snowden
The former secretary of state attacked the NSA whistleblower without bothering to get her facts straight.Hillary Clinton is wrong about Edward Snowden. Again.The presidential...
The sad fate of america’s whistleblowers
History may smile on these guardians of the public trust, but during their lifetimes they remain outcasts.What is it about whistleblowers that the powers...
Staffing up for corruption
Campaigns are hiring “donor maintenance managers” as personal concierges to millionaire supporters.Oh, great — just what America’s Big Money politics needed: more campaign consultants.Already,...
Increasing access to timely, quality prenatal care
Each year, more than one million babies are born to mothers who did not receive adequate prenatal care.These babies are three times more likely...
Inside Fairborn: Donna Wilson
Every year brings changes for students, teachers and administrators, and this year is no exception. Even though state mandates and standards change almost yearly,...
Some thoughts on Veterans Day
It seems to me that the manner in which we celebrate the national holiday known as “Veterans Day” has changed quite a bit through...
Obama’s kabuki theater
The 17th-century Japanese art form pretty much sums up the White House’s production of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.The sales push behind Washington’s latest “free-trade” agreement...
Remembering Dr. Raymond Smith
SPRING VALLEY — He was first a teacher, then later attended medical school in Louisville. He opened his office in Spring Valley, where he...