We might or might not have God on our side, but it's OK (so far) to have him in the Pledge of Allegiance and on our money.
The federal court that touched off a furor in 2002 by declaring the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance to be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion took another look at the issue Thursday and said the phrase invokes patriotism, not religious faith.
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I wonder if Elmhurst parents and students would feel better or worse if theirs weren't the only high school being considered for closing. We can all be happy, though, that we're better off here than in Kansas City:
Superintendent John Covington called for the closing or consolidation of almost half of the schools in the Kansas City, Missouri, school district, and a school board voted Wednesday to approve the downsizing.
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You can call anything a "green" job, and the more federal dollars that are available the more likely almost everything will be called green:
All I know about Jihad Jane, the American recruit of Islamic radicals who is scary because she is blonde and blue-eyed and could be living right next door to any one of us, is what I learned from watching "Good Morning America" before coming to work today. Richard Clarke, the network's "national security expert consultant," was especially helpful.
You can't say Fred Phelps and his merry band of 70-some pranksters at the Westboro Baptist Church are an inconsequential group. After his church picketed some soldiers' funerals in Indiana (to make the point that our soldiers are getting killed as divine retribution because "God hates fags"), the state legislature approved a law making disorderly conduct within 500 feet of a funeral a felony. Now the group has the attention of the U.S.
The millennials (those 29 or younger) are much more likely to embrace change than either Gen Xers (30-45) or baby boomers (46-64). That's sort of always been in the job description of the younger generation, and it's still true today. They are more likely to have a tattoo (two-fifths, compared with a third among Gen Xers and 15 percent among boomers), have created a profile on a social networking site like Facebook (three-quarters, compared with half and 30 percent) and posted videos of themselves online (a fifth, 6 percent, 2 percent).
One of my fellow native Kentuckians behaving badly, commiting a little assault and breastery:
A Kentucky woman was charged with assault after she allegedly squirted breast milk into the face of a deputy, sparking online debate Sunday in the local media.
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Another astounding finding from the Well, Duh Institute:
Men become accident prone at the sight of a beautiful woman, scientists said yesterday.
Research shows that just looking at an attractive female makes them more likely to indulge in 'physical risk-taking' which results in embarrassing failure or even injury.
Back in 2003, you may recall, our own Mark Souder got a lot of publicity in trying to get Ronald Reagan's likeness on the dime.
The Postal Service wants to make drastic changes in its operation, including ending Saturday deliveries, with what can be fairly described as an overly optimistic goal:
