Month: July 2022

A Different Lakeside Getaway: Budget-Friendly Madison, Wisconsin

Purse strings may be tight this summer, and as airlines struggle to keep up with the surge in travel interest, choosing trips closer to home or within driving distance is perhaps the better way to go. How about a vacation in a city that for the second year in a row takes the number one…


House GOP to Unleash Wave of Investigations If Chamber Flips Red This Fall

With an expected GOP takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives following November’s midterm elections, Republicans in the chamber are poised to launch a slew of investigations aimed at dialing up the pressure on the Biden administration over a range of issues—from border security to Hunter Biden to the origins of the pandemic. Domestic concerns…


The Most Common Cause of Knee Pain in Bicycle Riders

At some time, one out of three cyclists suffers serious knee pain (Am J Sports Med, 2010 Dec;38(12):2494-501). It often occurs with a new bike, upon returning to cycling after a long hiatus, or when you are trying to increase either your intensity or your mileage. If your knee starts to hurt while you are…


Biden Administration Pitches Prisoner Exchange With Russia to Free Griner, Whelan

President Joe Biden’s administration has pitched a prisoner swap with Russia that would free female American basketball player Brittney Griner and businessman Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 27. “We put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release. Our governments have communicated repeatedly and directly on…


Prosecutors Drop Assault Charge Against Jan. 6 Defendant Near Officer Sicknick

A Jan. 6 defendant who was charged with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick and other officers saw his assault charge and five other charges dropped on July 27. George Tanios, of West Virginia, pleaded guilty during a court hearing to disorderly conduct in a restricted building or grounds and entering and remaining in…


California’s Water Mismanagement

Commentary As Californians cope with another blistering summer during what is their third consecutive year of drought, the state legislature has still done nothing of substance to upgrade California’s water supply infrastructure. From the Klamath Basin on the Oregon border to the Imperial Valley on the Mexican border, farmers can’t irrigate their crops, and in…


These Days of Openness and Transparency

Commentary  One should not ask, said Bismarck, how sausages or politics are made. This, of course, goes completely against the modern cult of transparency, supposedly the guarantor not only of clean government but also of democracy itself. If everything were transparent, nobody could do anything wrong (goes the theory), and our choices would be perfectly…


Summertime Meatloaf

We’re officially in the dog days of summer. The heat is insurmountable, our clothes are sticky with sweat and going to the beach or pool is pretty much the only thought that crosses our minds. But even when temps reach 90 degrees, making dinner is still an obstacle that plagues us all. When you need something…


All Eyes Focus on Arizona as Five Republicans Vie for Votes in Key Senate Primary

Political analysts across the country will watch closely as Arizona primary election numbers begin to trickle in after polls close on Aug. 2. They’ll be especially interested to see which of the five Republican candidates for U.S. Senate emerges with the most votes. The winner will advance to challenge the incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly, a…


Simple Secrets To Make Clothes Look Better and Last Longer

You should see the big wad of lint I just plucked from the trap of my clothes dryer. Ack! Where does all of that come from? I know I emptied all pockets, and I’m certain I did not wash a bag of pillow stuffing. I’ll tell you what it is, and I am not happy…