BY WANDA JO STAPLETON I watched with interest the recent presidential debates in New Hampshire as candidates pandered to extreme right-wingers. First, Mitt Romney dodged questions...

BY SHARON MARTIN This month, in a Rasmussen poll of 3,000 likely voters, less than one quarter of those polled said this country was...

BY NORM ROURKE Lord, our people are hurting. Our great country has been pushed to the brink by irresponsible leaders who show no compassion for...

BY BOB BEARDEN The presidential contenders want to shrink the federal government. But does that also pertain to the executive branch? In their zeal...

BY DANNY M. ADKISON This just in: The results of the Iowa caucuses are official and the winner is Barack Obama! I got that line...