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Fri Sep 5 2025

 
No matter what politicians, activists and others with an agenda tell you, the reasons for optimism far outweigh the case for fear and discouragement.

The world has changed many times over since I first walked into a newsroom 40 years ago. In most ways, it's a much better place now than then.

A newspaper vendor in Mexico City shows the 2017 issue of the Mexican edition of Vanity Fair with first lady Melania Trump on the cover.
 

Melania Trump isn't good enough for Vanity Fair? Come on.

Trump Derangement Syndrome encompasses Melania Trump, even though she's purposefully kept a lower profile than some former first ladies.

People gather near a balloon depicting President Donald Trump during the No Kings rally to protest against Trump's policies in Chicago on June 14, 2025.
 

Will Trump invade Chicago? MAGA can't resist violent hellscape myth.

We in this 'City of the Big Shoulders' are preparing for a likely Donald Trump-ordered invasion of federal immigration agents or federal troops.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris gives a statement after visiting a fire station, upon her return from President Donald Trump's Inauguration, In Altadena, California, on Jan. 20, 2025.
 

Democrats are in a deep hole. And they refuse to stop digging.

It's not hard to see why registered voters are abandoning the Democratic Party. Progressives continually take the opposite side of common sense.

President Joe Biden speaks at a reception in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 18, 2024.
 

Here's how Democrats win: More Bernie and AOC. Less Kamala Harris.

A new poll suggests many voters skipped the 2024 election because they didn't want to vote for the lesser of two evils.

President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Putin is in Alaska at the invitation of Trump in his first visit to a Western country since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine that has killed tens of thousands of people.
 

Congress seems ready to sanction Russia. Will GOP act against Trump?

Congress could force Trump's hand by making life more difficult for Putin and the Russian economy. But that would require Republicans to take a stand.

Sports betting in Las Vegas in 2024.
 

As new NFL season starts, make sure your bet is legal

Most states have legalized sports betting. Still, illegal gambling operations pose risks to bettors and our communities.

Alessandro Di Mario (27), of Lexington, Kentucky leads a pack of racers around turn 6 during MotoAmerica Superbike weekend, Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Elkhart Lake's Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
 

I'm a motorcycle race doctor. This is my 15-minute concussion test.

Concussion diagnosis relies on subtle physical findings, symptom checklists from the individual and basic screening questions. I know a better way.

Students wait on a bench for the first day of school at Thelma Parks Elementary School as Oklahoma City Public Schools start classes in the metro, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.
 

Public schools are the great equalizer. Parents can't afford to lose them.

Growing up, I often went hungry at school. Hunger made it hard to focus or dream. I cannot bear the thought of any child facing the same struggle.

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