No student or educator can or should be commanded to say the Pledge of Allegiance.

Sometimes, it’s difficult to tell a story without giving away a person’s identity.

As the income gap grows and financial insecurity is more prevalent, technology offers a way to give everybody access to traditional banking.

Iran has many reasons to mistrust United States.

We should be adding music to school curriculum, not eliminating it.

Young transplants are growing a vibrant network of farmers around healthy local and organic foods.

Use of alcohol, drugs for self-medication for underlying mental health issues must be considered.

The program could be refocused to provide limited money to communities that need it most,

Sept. 11 and Pearl Harbor Day already are sort-of holidays.

With two announced candidates, several contenders emerge for the Republican nomination.