After seven and one-half years, the last U.S. combat troops left Iraq Wednesday night. When President Obama ran for office he campaigned on leaving the country in a sensible way and that day has finally arrived. The arrival of the 14,000 troops of the Armys 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Lewis, Wash., into Kuwait marked the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the beginning of a new mission in Iraq.
By Amanda Getchel. Democrats again are doing all they can to help this country out of the worst recession in decades and again, Republicans are doing all they can to stop it.
By Gunes Yilmaztuerk, Solle' Coaching. Life sometimes gives you a lemon. Sometimes it gives you an entire bag of lemons. Sometimes you feel like you now own all the lemons in the world.
BY GUNES YILMAZTUERK, SOLLE COACHING. Last night, we received terrifying news that my mother had gotten dizzy, then paralyzed, and then lost consciousness. My husband and I stayed on the phone as my sister drove behind the ambulance, explaining to us in shaky and terrified voice what had happened.
BY JASON RUBSAM, LAFAYETTEPC.COM. So there you are surfing the Internet or reading email when you see a pop-up alert warning that your computer may be infected with viruses, trojans and spyware...oh my!
BY JASON RUBSAM, LAFAYETTE PC. LAFAYETTE -- There are many security products available for free home/non commercial use including Avira, AVG, and Comodo. My current recommendation (and it pains me to say this) is Microsoft's Security Essentials.
Out with 2009 and in with 2010. No matter if we are ready for it or not, 2009 is coming to a close and we will usher in a new year in 2010. Time keeps ticking. The earth keeps turning. Days continue to turn into nights and back into days.
BY DAVE KITCHELL. HOWEYPOLITICS.COM. Children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in American classrooms is as typical as anything in our society these days. But one of the dangers in any society comes when a countrys citizenry simply go through the motions of being citizens, repeating words in anthems or pledges they either dont believe or understand.
BY DAVE KITCHELL, HOWEY POLITICS.COM. Its hard to be a change agent if you dont want to change. That may be the simplest way to describe whats happening with the Republican Party and the rest of the nation. Channel surf on any given night and the opinions on what has gone wrong with the Grand Old Party vary.
BY DAVE KITCHELL, HOWEYPOLITIC.COM. Streamlined, more efficient government always should be a goal for taxpayers, policymakers and lawmakers. Sometimes though there are streamlining proposals that are sort of like the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
BY DAVE KITCHELL. HOWEYPOLITICS.COM. WASHINGTON Taxation Without Representation is what District of Columbia residents have on their license plates these days, and most Americans in the know can figure out the rest of the phrase is tyranny.
One question the historic 2008 presidential election did not answer is one that could be answered in eight years: Who will be Americas first female president? The most likely female name we might see in the mix is the name of a woman who once lived in the White House, Caroline Kennedy.
Need advice on a relationship problem? Dealing with an ungrateful boss? Raunchy roommates? Pesky relatives? Know-it-all friends? Janine Futrell has the answer for you in a straight-forward, cut-to-the-chase style that will leave you with a smile and wanting more. See her first column here!
Indiana's voter identification has been approved by the U.S. Supreme Court and survived the state's May presidential primary with minor problems, but is it a political oil spill waiting to happen? Here's what one veteran journalist has to say about it.
