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  • Sen. Fetterman’s memoir tries to beef up the case for Fettermania

    Hulking Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s memoir is equal parts confession, campaign text, and brand maintenance.
  • How we spend our paycheck
    An estimated 53% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck with no savings. In essence, if two consecutive checks are missed, it's game over for that family. That’s an astounding fact.
  • Training while you fight
    Technology will provide a training revolution for the military — a revolution that will allow militaries to train how they fight as they fight.
  • Portman, Wenstrup endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for governor
    Former U.S. Senator Rob Portman and former U.S. Congressman Brad Wenstrup, both respected statesmen and longtime Republican leaders, this week jointly announced their endorsement of Vivek Ramaswamy for governor of Ohio.
  • Poll: Newsom leads Vance in potential 2028 presidential matchup
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom leads Vice President J.D. Vance by three percentage points in an early potential head-to-head matchup for president in 2028, according to a new poll from Overton Insights.
  • New alliance, old scandal: The COVID failure haunting Hochul
    In their haste to play politics, these governors should have taken a closer look at history – their own pandemic histories. Gov. Hochul should also be hoping New York voters do not take close look at a scandal that has still not been fully revealed.
  • On the Moraine Part XXXVII
    One evening, after dark, Dad was coming home from combining soybeans at the McNary Farm. He was on the road from Carmel to Cynthiana, coming up the hill from Heads Branch. We got a call at home. The crankshaft had broken in the engine, and he needed me to come with the John Deere and pull him home.  
  • A sermon on Luke 21:5-19
    I am comforted by this Bible passage in difficult times: "By your perseverance, you will secure your lives." (Luke 21:19.)  Another translation is, "You will be saved by being faithful to me (Jesus)." 
  • Always faithful
    Van Riper continues to live a life worthy of the Marines’ high standard. He is determined to remain engaged and optimistic. Longtime friend and neighbor Gen. Zinni says it best: “There are a few ways to look at what you do in life. You can see it as a job. You can see it as a profession. For Rip, being a Marine was a calling.”
  • A Veterans Day proclamation
    This Veterans Day, we show our gratitude and recommit to honor their service, uphold their legacy, and give every veteran the loyalty, respect, and support they have earned and so dearly deserve.
  • A grateful nation thanks America’s veterans
    Veterans Day is a time for all Americans to honor and remember this truth. While we can never fully repay our former service members, we can keep our promises to them. That is a solemn responsibility to the more than 200,000 proud veterans who call The Natural State home.
  • Democratic senators under fire explain why they supported GOP bill to end shutdown
    After 40 days of continuously filibustering Republicans’ Continuing Resolution to reopen the government, Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.; Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.; Tim Kaine, D-Va.; Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.; and Dick Durbin, D-Ill; joined Republicans and Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Angus King, I-Maine; and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; to advance an updated version of the bill.
  • America at 250 needs energy overhaul
    While the House of Representatives has understandably been quiet during the government shutdown, not everyone has been idle. While most members of Congress were home in their districts, Rep. Troy Balderson, an Ohio Republican, quietly introduced a short, potentially consequential piece of energy legislation called “The Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy Security Act.”
  • Is AI to blame for the layoffs – or a late-cycle hangover?
    U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October – the worst October since 2003 – and headlines rushed to blame AI. Fair question: were the recent layoffs really caused by AI? Mostly, no.
  • Dirt
    I love the dirt. I am at home in the dirt. I look down at my dirt-covered hands and I am proud of the way they reflect the joy of my work, their aging wrinkles and creases perfectly etched.
  • Election results a five-alarm fire for Republicans
    There is no way to sugarcoat Tuesday night’s results. If Republicans hope to have any chance of retaining control of the House, they must immediately pivot on several key issues.
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