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Fact-checking has always been an elemental part of journalism

A whole new area of endeavor is opening up for the entrepreneurial. Name it after the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. He allegedly hunted for an honest man and was possibly the founder of Cynicism. Verification will become a vital business as the flood of misinformation engulfs ...

Comprehensive treatment centers save lives

More than 5 million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder, a physical addiction entwined with America’s health crisis, homeless crisis and mental health crisis. The most successful, evidence-based road to recovery is medication coupled with counseling, like that offered at Comprehensive ...

With growing demand for electricity, America needs coal

America’s coal policy has been an abysmal failure. Government policy has made it increasingly difficult and costly to produce and use coal for nearly two decades. The Biden administration went so far as to craft an entire package of rules to wipe out the nation’s coal power plant fleet. ...

HOLY COW! HISTORY: Meet America’s six-minute president

How many people have been president of the United States? History surrenders this secret grudgingly. Several people technically were president, but aren’t considered presidents of the United States. You have to look hard to find them, but they’re there. For example, George H.W. Bush was ...

Expect Trump to make changes to BEAD

The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program has gotten off to a bumpy start. Despite the $42.5 billion of funding, not one customer has been connected since the program originated in 2021. BEAD could see a massive overhaul after Donald Trump returns to the Oval ...

Biden hits energy industry on his way out

President Biden entered the White House waging war on America’s fossil fuel energy industry, and critics say he’s going out the same way. In his final days, he’s issuing edicts designed to restrict investments in domestic energy, including a ban on oil and gas drilling projects in most ...