Hundreds of Millions of COVID-19 Aid Never Reached K-12 School Districts: Report
by Reagan Reese More than $736 million of federal COVID-19 funds did not reach the K-12 schools and students it was meant for, with some states putting the money towards “slush funds” and “pet...
View ArticleCommentary: New Study Shows American Religious Divides
by Stephen Whitney America is a diverse country. In most cities, you can find people from nearly every ethnic or racial background imaginable. This is becoming the case in rural areas as well. But...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Reparations Plan Could Cost over $800 Billion
by Eric Lendrum After economists estimated that California’s reparations plan could spend as much as $800 billion, the leader of the state’s “reparations task force” has refused to commit to such a...
View ArticleHoly Week Starts Off with Lots of Palms – but Palm Sunday’s Donkey Is Just as...
by Joanne M. Pierce For the Catholic Church and many other Christian denominations, the Sunday before Easter marks the beginning of the most important week of the year – “Holy Week,” when Christians...
View ArticleCommentary: Trump Indictment Is Corruption of Justice
by Jeffrey Lord As this is written, news arrives that a grand jury in Manhattan has indicted former President Donald Trump. Shocking — not. The column below was written before this news arrived. But...
View ArticleAlmost $800,000 Grant Will Fix Roads in Michigan County
by Scott McClallen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer awarded a $790,000 state Transportation Economic Development Fund grant to upgrade Shelby Road in Oceana County to an all-seasons roadway, which will allow...
View ArticleBiden Admin’s Sweeping New Rules Would Let Green Groups Lease Federal Land...
by John Hugh DeMastri The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) proposed new rules Thursday that would allow public land to be leased for conservation efforts, among other major changes to promote...
View Article63 Christians Face Deportation Back to China
by Susan Crabtree Influential members of Congress and top human rights advocates in Washington are urging the Biden administration to take immediate action to ensure the safety of a group of Chinese...
View ArticleSocial Media ‘Troll’ Convicted of Election Interference for Posting...
by Harold Hutchison The Justice Department announced Friday that a jury convicted social media “troll” Douglass Mackey over internet memes posted during the 2016 presidential election. Legal experts...
View ArticleEx-Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Says He’s Running for President
by Madeleine Hubbard Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he has decided to run for president and plans on formally announcing his campaign in April. “My decision is, I’m going to run for...
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