On Monday, Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced a 35-point legislative initiative for veterans, including a new cemetery in Duluth, and money to study their mental health needs. If some investigative work by CBS News this week is all accurate, there’s valuable data Minnesota can use. No federal agency has tracked suicide rates among veterans, including those Read more

In Mesa, Arizona, Engligh teacher and cheerleader coach Cristina Mallon has been forced to resign after a YouTube video showed her performing a “seemingly harmless cheer with pompoms.” She got suspended and then bounced after a complaint that a book she assigned — Jake Reinvented — was inappropriate. So, she’s gone. In Huntsville, Arkansas, teacher Read more

Catholic bishops issued a statement today that made it pretty clear how Catholics should vote in the 2008 elections: Catholic. This isn’t exactly new; it repeats similar instructions made every election year since 1976. When you think Catholic and politics, one often thinks “abortion.” But it’s not that simple. Operating under the directive that a Read more

On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board issued its “most wanted” improvements in the transportation system. Usually, runway incursions at airports, are high on the list and this year is no exception. Perhaps the most famous incursion was in Tenerife, when two 747s collided on the runway, killing 583 people. In the latest report, the Read more