On October 19th, Honor Flight Columbus loaded more than 200 veterans aboard two planes destined for Washington D.C. It was an extra special celebration – the 100th mission. Susan Barr, a nurse who has been working with Honor Flight nationally since 2006 and co-founded the Columbus Honor Flight told The Ohio Star, “To date, over 230, 000 Veterans have been able to make this trip from all over the United States.”
Read MoreDay: October 21, 2019
Ohio Committee Still Considering Sports Legalization
The Ohio Senate Finance Committee held its sixth hearing this week on legislation that would legalize gambling on professional and collegiate sports, but did not vote on whether to advance the proposal.
Read MoreReport: British Intelligence Questioned Christopher Steele’s Judgment In Assessment Given To FBI
British intelligence told the FBI that dossier author Christopher Steele sometimes showed questionable judgment regarding investigative targets, according to a report that could preview some of the findings in a highly anticipated Justice Department watchdog report of FBI surveillance against the Trump campaign.
Read MoreSan Francisco’s Blacklist of Pro-Life States a ‘PR Tactic,’ Activists Say
San Francisco’s blacklisting of 22 states with pro-life laws is only a “PR tactic” that indicates growing desperation within the abortion industry, the head of an activist group based in the city says.
Read MoreColumbus Hard Cider and Doughnut Fest
The Arena District hosted the Columbus Hard Cider and Doughnut Fest on Saturday. The gathering was organized by Wicked Events, a business which plans celebrations nationwide. Hundreds of people, mostly millennials with a few dozen older folks mixed in, filled the streets and the four venues.
Read MoreCommentary: Academic Nonsense and Biases Have a Long History
The United States had a population of 1.5 million post-secondary faculty members in the fall of 2016.
This ivory tower army produces volumes of written material so lofty that it’s rarely read by anyone. The content that is read can be hard for everyday Americans to take seriously, for with 10.4 registered Democrats for every registered Republican, the political bias is strong amongst professors.
Read MoreEnergy and Mineral Development on DOI-Managed Lands in Nevada Contributed $3.8 Billion in GDP Last Year
Energy and mineral development on lands managed by the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) in Nevada contributed nearly $3.8 billion in added value to the state’s economy last year, according to a department report.
Read MoreCommentary: ‘Orange Man Bad’ Becomes Foreign Policy
Have you noticed an uptick in the appearance of a specific talking point from the political and military elite about President Trump’s recent drawdown in northern Syria? It goes something like this: Yes, the president was in a tight spot in Syria – caught between Turkey, a NATO ally, and the Kurds, who we were allied with against ISIS. But the president was wrong to pull U.S. forces out of northern Syria the way he did. Very often, these detractors say the president ordered the precipitous drawdown of U.S. forces in Syria without “consulting the Pentagon.”
Read MoreWhite House Aide Mulvaney Reiterates, No Ukraine Money Link to Political Investigations
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday defended his claim that President Donald Trump did not withhold nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in order to get Kyiv to undertake investigations of Democratic rivals and the 2016 election.
Read MoreDysfunctional Immigration Courts Cited for Growing Asylum Crisis
Blame for a rising backlog of immigration asylum claims at the southern border belongs with a dysfunctional system in which immigration judges don’t have the power to toss out meritless and fraudulent claims, a panel of experts said this week.
Read MoreUK’s Johnson Sends Unsigned Brexit Delay Request to EU, Source Says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent an unsigned letter to the European Union on Saturday requesting a Brexit delay and a separate note saying that he did not want an extension, a British government source said.
Read MoreThe Star News Digital Media Statement of Principles on K-12 Education
Star News Digital Media is a Nashville-based company that owns and operates five online news sites–The Tennessee Star, The Ohio Star, The Minnesota Sun, The Michigan Star, and Battleground State News–and publishes textbooks for secondary school students.
Our reporting on K-12 education is based on our philosophical perspective, which is reflected in our statement of principles.
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