Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Conservative elements of the Coalition seem to have interpreted a bump in polling for One Nation as proof they should tack ...

The forgotten history of George Washington’s first Thanksgiving as president

It was not even the first national Thanksgiving – which was held on Dec. 18, 1777, at then-General Washington’s behest. Nor ...

George Washington detailed ‘miserable’ first Thanksgiving in his diary but prisoners enjoyed it

Washington made sure his Thanksgiving message – not simply a message, but a ‘proclamation’ – was clear and strong ...

Sen. John Curtis on why he likes the Senate better and his strategy to get things done

Utah Sen. John Curtis is happy he made the decision to leave his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to run for the U.S ...
Union Leader

State House Dome: Polling shows Sununu leading but Brown consolidating others

FORMER U.S. SEN. John E. Sununu retains a solid lead over ex-Sen. Scott Brown in the Republican primary for Senate in two ...
Opinion
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How University Governing Boards Can Protect the Independence of Colleges and Universities

Shifting toward merit-based selection of public university board members can better protect academic freedom than politically appointed boards, which have increasingly exerted influence over state ...