Across the United States, there is a growing battle over new voter registration laws. In 36 states, laws are being changed or proposed that would increase identification requirements for voters.

The world, locked in financial crisis, seems to have shrugged off the drought and famine gripping much of the Horn of Africa. Winter rain failed in Somalia, alerting aid agencies as early as last November that the country faced famine.

A new privacy concern springs from a simple technical fact: Almost all cell phones have a GPS feature that can give the phone’s location to within about 50 feet.

America has a long list of obligations it owes its retired servicemen and servicewomen, and too often we have fallen short.

For the last month we have heard more than we needed to know about the nation’s debt, and our government’s inability to bring spending under control.

Rep. Mike Michaud probably thought it was a good idea to sign onto a letter that implored House Speaker John Boehner to end the August recess and bring Congress back to Washington right away to work on the nation’s business.

Chalk it up as another opportunity not taken, another moment not seized, another chance for leadership allowed to slip away.

People tend to respect and believe in science — until it tells them something they don’t want to hear.