Bill is coming due on vaccine denialism

If history someday defines our current political era as one in which America inexplicably allowed preventable, once-defeated diseases to reemerge and ravage society — and that narrative is growing today with alarming clarity — the most baffling part of the story will be how we failed to see it...

The hardest and the best college class

Ihave taught at George Washington University for 35 years, and I always read the anonymous reviews we get from students. This spring, one student wrote that the course I offer in feature writing – really storytelling – was the “hardest and the best” class they’d taken in college.

Why some editorials never make it

Real power is displayed by restraint. It’s not witnessed in a show of force. It’s not in playing the role of the bully. It’s not in attempting to operate in the “my way or the highway” methodology. Editorial writers for newspapers know this to be true from both sides of the coin.

The proposed deal with Iran is bad

The White House lawn was home to a spectacle of muscle-rippling ferocity Sunday night. Testosterone oozed from every pore of the fighters kicking and slugging it out in the “Claw,” a temporary arena set up for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday celebration.

Machine that shaped communication

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Remember to go vote Tuesday

The political season reaches a new significant milestone Tuesday when the Primary Elections will finally come to fruition.

Book lover whose store affected believers

Theologians will travel far and wide searching for the perfect book, but few would think to shop near the Flint Hills of Eastern Kansas.

Dog days are already here for Democrats

There’s an old story about a dog-food manufacturer who created a new canine concoction with the best ingredients and infused with the finest nutrients. It was launched into the market with great fanfare.There was only one problem. The dogs didn’t like it.

Vote ‘No’ on State Question 832

Typically the Clinton Daily News will state where it stands in regard to elections the weekend before voters go to the polls. State Question 832, which will be on the ballot for the June 16 Primary Election, requires a little more space to address, so it gets the spotlight a week earlier in advance.

Deportations hurt American workers

Nearly every day, the young construction contractor braces for the inevitable.One more coworker will disappear.Then another one. They just took another one of my guys, his boss will tell him.According to Manuel, at least 20 of his colleagues have been detained or deported by U.S.