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With Congressional Republicans and the president vowing an end to earmarks and pressure being exerted on the Congressional Democratic leadership to fall in line, many are lauding earmark reform as a fiscally responsible good governance measure. It’s debatable how much money will actually be saved in the national budget. What …

As we head into the holidays we enter a time when stress, expectations and strained family relationships can strip the joy and meaning out of the season. Learning to pace ourselves and focusing on the very reason we celebrate can launch us on a path toward deeper meaning, closer relationships …

Remember those bumper stickers informing us that “dissent is the highest form of patriotism”? According to Hillary Clinton, that is only true when a Republican occupies the White House. At least that is the implication of an exchange our Secretary of State had with a senator during testimony on Capitol …