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Ohio kidnap case hero gets free McDonald’s food
CLEVELAND (AP) — The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house is getting complimentary McDonald's for the next year.A spokeswoman for Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's Corp. said Thursday that local franchisees in Charles Ramsey's … [Read More...]
Boy Scouts vote on policy toward openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday on whether to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.Whether yes or no, the result will bitterly … [Read More...]
Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children.And so she raced against the storm. She had 30 miles to cover from her job in Edmond to Plaza Towers Elementary School, where her 8-year-old daughter … [Read More...]
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Follow-up commentary on our plastics predicament in America
By Frosty Wooldridge. In my last column, you witnessed in the video the insidious proliferation of plastics throughout the world. You saw graphically how trillions of plastics feed into living creatures and ultimately stuff their guts—killing them. As you could see in the video, the stakes … [Read More...]
Get government out of student-debt business
By Dr. Shawn Ritenour. As millions of students and their parents are preparing for life after commencement, they’re also preparing to deal with massive student loans. Increasingly, people are concerned about the student debt situation brewing on college campuses. The present state of student … [Read More...]
Yes, Mr. President. Benghazi Matters
Hillary Clinton asked a darn good question during her January 2013 testimony about the Benghazi terrorist attack: “What difference does it make”? This question has been in search of an answer for eight months and was perhaps best addressed by Eric Nordstrom, the State Department's regional … [Read More...]