FLU SEASON has hit the country hard this year, and Wisconsin seems to have been hit the hardest. Last week, thousands of Wisconsin teachers called in sick; so many, in fact, that many school districts had to shut down.
THERE has been fire in the streets of Cairo, shouts and screams demanding reform, government thugs attempting to subdue protestors, and flags being flown in the name of liberty.
ONE OF my friends just started a semester abroad in Antwerp, Belgium. Aside from getting used to all the nuances of living in a new culture, one of the biggest surprises she found was that "most people don't speak English." While English is the lingua franca or international language of the world, many people still do not speak it well enough to have more than a basic conversation.
A recent Wall Street Journal excerpt from Yale Law Prof. Amy Chua's new book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" has garnered considerable attention during the past few weeks.
Liberals who blame the tragedy in Arizona on conservatives are just as guilty of the volatile rhetoric they criticize. Nineteen people were shot at a Jan.
Saturday Night Live is known for its humorous skits about political issues facing the country, and last week's episode was no exception.
Early last year Glenn Beck stated that people do not realize "how much money we're printing at the Federal Reserve." Huh?
Look at a map of the world at night and you will see a beautiful array of bright lights. Cities and urban centers gleam like gems.
Crowds filled the streets in France: cheering, waving flags, playing music, shouting. Passions suddenly soared; festive shouts turned into angry ones.
"I am not going to bed right now. I am going to college!" said a pajama-clad girl in a commercial for Education Connection, a website that seeks to help prospective students find online degree programs.
