Our government lies to us. Sometimes bluntly, sometimes through fine print, sometimes under the guise of national security and sometimes just to avoid accountability. This isn’t new. Governments around the world have lied to their citizens for as long as governments have existed — and ...

The human brain, in general, is pretty lazy. It’s a powerhouse of electrical signals and neural connections, constantly processing information, but it also loves to conserve energy wherever it can. That’s why you don’t memorize the color of every house you drive past, or think about how ...

Everyone has a different concept of America. Ask any person on the street what America means to them, and you’ll get a different answer — ask a hundred, and you’ll get a hundred different answers. There are similarities, sure. Themes? Absolutely. But much like we are all, ultimately, ...

It’s not every day that we get to announce that some of our staff members have received state-level awards, as is the case in today’s front-page story. As such, we wanted to take a few minutes to deliver a heartfelt thank-you — to you: the person reading this right now. Whether ...

Perhaps it’s the weather — which thusfar has been an endless roil of grey and rain more reminiscent of November’s annual dirge than the cheery skies typical of May and June — but we are feeling a bit reflective this year for the annual Sentimental Journey Piper Fly-In. And it seems ...

With area graduations coming to a close, students will be heading off on their next journey — whether it be going straight into the workforce, heading off to a college or trade school, or perhaps joining the military. The students graduating today will be tomorrow’s doctors, scientists, ...