Pope Francis Named TIME Person of the Year
It’s that time of the year again—TIME Magazine has just released the final contender of its annual “Person of the Year”. Amongst notable figures...
Nelson Mandela: The Man and the Legacy
Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa and leader of the anti-apartheid movement, has passed away on December 5, 2013, at the...
Obamacare Takes Turn for the Better
Healthcare.gov, the site where one can sign up for health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (colloquially known as “Obamacare”) finally...
How the United States Stacks Up in Education
With constant standardized tests, sports meetings nearly every day after school and relentless encouragement to study, it seems impossible that America is trailing behind...
Christmas: Not Just For Christians Anymore
There’s always that one day of the year when you just hope for snow to fall and everything to just fall right into place....
Colorado High School Shooting
A few days ago, another school shooting happened in this nation. At Araphoe High School Colorado, high schooler Karl Pierson shot two students, one...
Historic Iranian Nuclear Deal
This weekend in Geneva, an interim deal concerning Iran’s nuclear program was reached between Tehran, the United States, France, Germany, China, Russia, and Britain....
Relief Efforts after Typhoon Haiyan
The storm may be over now, but the Philippines remain in a crisis situation. Haiyan--the most powerful typhoon to ever make landfall--has devastated the...
Black Friday
When I drove to work at the Boulevard Mall Thanksgiving night, I was not expecting there to be several crowds of shoppers at 7:50...
GOP’s Progress on Immigration Reform
Republican Jon Lerner and his Basswood Research team have conducted a poll in twenty Republican-controlled swing districts, and the results have revealed that voters...