At a moment when American politics seems to be defined by distance, we need to make in-person conversation the norm.

Even a new private serving in an infantry platoon is able to take a stand against illegal orders. Our Founders would have approved.

The bipartisan American Franchise Act legislation that was recently introduced in Congress could be a game-changer.

The best legislators understand how to hold fast to their principles while finding room for compromise. The governor gets this more than anyone else in this race.

If we don’t, aren’t we complicit?

Those who know believe this is the way to go to deal with our troubled health care system.

Permanent supportive housing is one way to accomplish that goal. A proposed federal funding cut would jeopardize our program.

Consider instead … the septic system.

The Senate candidate’s previous association with the private military contractor that committed various war crimes in Iraq cannot be overlooked.