Daniel Ellsberg, the man behind the most significant leak in Pentagon history – the 1971 Pentagon Papers – spoke to the Monitor about how important the WikiLeaks documents are and whether...

Want an iPhone? Hate AT&T? Used to be, the only way to remedy this common problem was to clandestinely "jailbreak" your phone, so that you could switch to a more reliable network. Tech nuts also did...

The U.S. Constitution remains intact in Arizona today. The most intrusive provisions of a state law to crack down on illegal immigration were put on hold Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Susan...

If things work as they should, Hawaii's own "Race to the Top" should start looking like a stampede. The national competition for federal stimulus money reserved for education projects is...

The effort to recognize the immense contribution of the late master navigator and mariner, Pius "Mau" Piailug, to the re-emergence of oceanic wayfinding through non-instrument navigation,...

Unable to sustain itself on agriculture, the small Japanese town of Inakadate grows rice for visual consumption. Every spring, residents plant various types of the grain that when fully developed...

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Students at Harlem Success Academy, an elementary charter school in New York City. A recent report by Brookings found that Harlem Children's Zone and KIPP schools are outperforming other public...

The most reactionary conservatives, many of them clutching unread copies of U.S. Constitution, are already screaming about the decision of Arizona Federal Judge Susan Bolton to block immediate...

July 29, 2010 Attorney General Eric Holder could have dictated most of Judge Susan Bolton's decision blocking key parts of the Arizona immigration law. The judge twists facts and logic to support...

THE injunction issued Wednesday by a federal court judge has left the implementation of Arizona's immigration law in doubt. Not in question, however, is the sad reality that the ongoing fight over...

in our view More local governments should follow Payson's lead in trying to support businesses. Payson has been struggling with lagging sales tax receipts and a budget deficit. Now city officials...

RUTH MARCUS The modern Republican argument about taxes seems to boil down to two principles, both misguided: Taxes can be reduced, but they can never be allowed to go up. And whatever level taxes...

in our view This sentence should be memorized by every Utah Valley taxpayer: "The government is borrowing 41 cents of every dollar it spends." Go ahead, say it out loud. It's from a recent...

I spent the 24th of July exactly as my ancestors did. I sat in the shade and visited with friends, family and old acquaintances. We rehashed history. We played the "do you remember" game. We were ...

Jacques Rogge President of the International Olympic Committee, laughs at a question from the media at the official launch of Proctor&Gamble in a global partnership with the IOC for the next five...

Colorado is one step closer to winning an infusion of federal Race to the Top money, and it couldn't come at a better time. With the state hemorrhaging cash, it would be devastating if further...

Democrats have abandoned their effort to dramatically cut the nation's greenhouse gases and instead have rolled a few minor carbon-reduction measures into a bill that would reform regulations on oil...

Quicken Loans CEO says moving to Detroit will help the entire region Dan Gilbert, chairman of Quicken Loans Inc. and majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, doesn't do small. From his fiery...

At a reception last fall in the suburbs, the fellow sitting next to me wanted to pass on a hot tip about the infamous Manoogian Mansion party -- he works with a guy whose brother is a real player in...

District 26 (Royal Oak, Madison Heights): Two Republicans and four Democrats are seeking to replace term-limited Democrat Marie Donigan. On the Republican side, Ken Rosen , 44, is the clear choice....

This is one of a series of Detroit News interviews with candidates for governor. The following are edited excerpts from an interview with Republican Rick Snyder, former president of Gateway, a...

Romulus is making many difficult cuts to save taxpayer dollars, including further reducing the cost and size of government while protecting basic public safety services that keep our families and...

State budget shortfalls pose a “significant” or “severe” risk to the national economy. The loss of tax revenue has forced state and local governments to cut services and lay off workers. ...

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Metro areas with the highest levels of foreclosure activity, including Las Vegas; Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla.; and Modesto, Calif., actually saw declines in...

Figures just released from the government, while a bit dated, show that airline prices in the first three months of this year rose nearly 5 percent from a year earlier. And that doesn’t include...

• Adobe Systems Inc. will begin a public tender offer to buy Swiss software maker Day Software Holding AG in a deal the two valued at $240 million, the companies announced...

SmileMakers Children’s Happy Charm Bracelets and Football Rings, distributed at doctor’s and dentist’s offices nationwide from June 2005 through March 2010 for...

A mid the controversy over Massachusetts adopting national standards, few other education issues have gotten any attention. One that should is an annual report from the commonwealth’s...

Deval Patrick to recognize the flaws in a bill that would upend the way Massachusetts votes are counted in the quadrennial race for president. He should veto the national popular vote bill now...

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The Odd Fellows building Wednesday, July 28, 2010 on Market Street in Salt Lake City. After being relocated to the north side of the street...

Questar Corp.’s shares rise
Since the June 30 spin off of its non regulated oil and gas exploration and production businesses into QEP Resources, Questar Corp’s shares are up 14 percent. QEP...

TWO VIEWS ON THE WAR "The hope is we can work with Afghan and Pakistani leaders and over time prevail. It's a very iffy proposition, and it relates more to our interest in trying to keep Al-Qaida...

Tony Hayward is getting his life back. Because of the BP chief's own missteps, it's a different life than the one he had before the April 20 oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers and fouled the...

The modern Republican argument about taxes seems to boil down to two principles: Taxes can be reduced, but they can never be allowed to go up. And whatever level taxes are at, they are too high. ...

So, U.S. Senate Republicans are fighting campaign-finance legislation that would disclose the identities of corporate donors. It's one thing to argue that the First Amendment entitles businesses to...

Two people were killed and four injured at a shooting earlier this month at Lake Sammamish State Park. Guest columnist Ralph Fascitelli argues the Legislature should increase gun-control measures to...

Politicians underestimate the importance of Pierce County's 400,000 registered voters at their peril, writes columnist Joni Balter. Voters there are open minded and fiercely...

President Barack Obama (2nd R) holds a bi-partisan meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House with House Minority Leader John Boehner (L), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (2nd L), Senior...

The confusion of expert economists whether we are experiencing inflation or deflation is just the natural consequence of abandoning the basics [“Potential of a different economic worry rises:...

I feel sincere concern for Doron Yaniv’s inability to get certain product due to a boycott in Olympia [Northwest Voices, seattletimes.com, July 22]. I presume I write this response at the risk...

Sen. Patty Murray has consistently worked to ensure the federal government honors its commitments to the families and workers of the Tri-Cities [“Rossi and Murray spar over Hanford...

Froma Harrop is either naive, ignorant or dishonest [“Honest budgeting includes tax hikes,” Opinion, July 28]. To pretend that she believes, “By the way, their new health...

Summertime means picnics, barbecues and, far too often, stains on clothing. But you can avoid ruining your clothes by following Good Housekeeping Research Institute’s advice for erasing spills and...

Of the 12 regions tracked by the Fed, the survey said that growth held steady in Cleveland and Kansas City, but slowed in Atlanta and Chicago. Economic activity elsewhere was described as...