Light pollution near any significant city or town dulls our view of the heavens, even on a cloudless night. 

We aren’t a purely socialist country, but we’re not a purely capitalist country, either. We’re a hybrid that raises us above the worst excesses of both.

House and Senate resolutions encourage adding Bible lessons to curriculum. It is up to the citizens of Missouri to recognize that Christianity is not the sole religion of this state, 

Betsy DeVos may be trying to give the alleged rapist more leeway in a college Title IX hearing, but she cannot change state law.

Reducing the achievement gap requires a full community effort. Agencies should examine their programs for maximum impact on at-risk kids, public libraries should offer more reading programs for at-risk kids and child care for at-risk kids needs to improve and expanded. 

This is departure from the principle of transparency in government. It’s indeed a departure from rationality.

The NCAA is a dinosaur. We need to align modern institutions to modern realities instead of wallowing in a broken system.

I celebrate the narrative of Black men and woman because it gives me strength for the present and hope for the future. Join me in celebrating February as Black History Month.

Once upon a time, Columbia residents swam and fished in Hinkson Creek. Today it doesn't meet water quality standards because of its high level of bacteria.

The tests come with risks, but I don't want any surprises.  And I don’t want my genetic information stored in a company’s database.

Come Feb. 15, the whining and tantrum throwing is likely to begin again and the government may be shut down again, with grave results. 

If Trump is impeached, Mike Pence would become the POTUS. If you think things are bad with Trump, they would be worse under Pence.

Don't confuse local weather conditions with climate and global warming. Global warming is not only the warming of the climate, it is global, and only depends upon local weather as an average over time.

Make no mistake about it, the "Green Book" was a necessary travel guide because of Jim Crow segregation and the unsafe public transportation and public accommodation. But it's not the whole story.

According to the film, local police knew illegal prostitution was going on and illegal drug use and sales were occurring for 30 years.

Clearly, the president is irrational. When Democrats refuse to communicate with Republicans to seek the best for society as the solution to our domestic problems, that is also irrational.

Sometimes social media is “unsocial media.” Social media users can send lofty ideas into cyberspace — or raunchy messages. They can bare their souls for the world to see. Of course, they can try to limit the spread of the message. But a good principle for any “netizen” to follow is this: Nev…

Fundraising is the most important part of any political race. Hiring good people to run a campaign is second on that list.

With the divisive nature of American society today, I wonder what Dr. King would say about our current state of affairs.