Millions remain without health care
Here are some examples of why these individuals won’t be covered by Mar. 31
DATE: Mar 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Connie Cass
Media buffet offers news how you want it
WASHINGTON – Americans of all ages still pay heed to serious news even as they seek out the lighter stuff, choosing their own way across a media landscape that no longer relies on front page...
DATE: Mar 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
What you need to know about March health deadline
Three-quarters of uninsured don’t know about it
DATE: Mar 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Gloomy Americans foresee downhill slide to 2050
WASHINGTON – Ask people to imagine American life in 2050, and you’ll get some dreary visions.
Whether they foresee runaway technology or runaway government, rampant poverty or v...
DATE: Jan 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
In God we trust, maybe, but not each other
Americans more cautious of fellow citizens
DATE: Nov 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Youths: Web slurs common, not OK
WASHINGTON – In a shift in attitude, most young people now say it’s wrong to use racist or sexist slurs online, even if you’re just kidding. But when they see them, they don’t take much pers...
DATE: Nov 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Trans-fat ban doesn’t stir much debate
WASHINGTON – They are among our most personal daily decisions: what to eat or drink. Maybe what to inhale.
Now that the government is banning trans fat, does that mean it is revvi...
DATE: Nov 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Outlaw shutdowns? That might make Congress worse
WASHINGTON – There is a way to prevent government shutdowns. A change in U.S. law would keep federal workers on the job and ensure that treasured sites like the Statue of Liberty and Yosemit...
DATE: Oct 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Should founders share blame for budget gridlock?
WASHINGTON – OK, gridlocked politicians we’re used to. But why padlock the Statue of Liberty?
You don’t see other democracies shuttering landmarks and sending civil servants home ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Shutdown impact: Tourists, homebuyers hit quickly
WASHINGTON – If the government “shuts down” next Tuesday, your mail will still come. Doctors will see Medicare patients. NASA will keep talking to the astronauts circling Earth on the Space ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Who else took the 5th? Baseball star, banker, more
WASHINGTON – The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS.
The official enmeshed in a probe of the tax agency is the latest on a roll call of witn...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
