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Cabinet hearings almost always tough

This past week Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and realtor/investment banker Howard Lutnick underwent the rigors of the Senate confirmation process. Both men in the course of media scrutiny leading up to their hearings were labeled hypocrites and worse by a variety of critics. RFK Jr., the Trump ...

Before transitioning from music to health care, as a student, we learned about the works of composers like Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and Bela Bartok. These men contributed uniquely to the evolving musical landscape with their creative works. Schoenberg, for example, revolutionized ...

OP-ED: Beautiful changes coming under Trump

President-elect Trump wants to rename the body of water south of New Orleans and west of Tampa. You know, that one that's been called the Gulf of Mexico for the past 400 years. Donald Trump likes the "Gulf of America" for the salt waters washing ashore at Mobile and on the coastline of ...

OP-ED: We have too much stuff

"Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.” –Epicurus Following an excess of holiday giving and receiving, many of us make New Year’s resolutions to tidy up the house and to discard what we no longer need. We also make solemn promises to organize all of our ...

There’s nothing like a wedding

The great misadventure began before the journey to Springfield, Mass., in a Pittsburgh parking garage. I shoved a blanket into my already-stuffed tote bag, breaking the handle. Both suitcases were brimming over with formal wear – to a wedding, we were heading – and other necessities and ...

OP-ED: It’s up to you

What is the connection between Project 2025, Kevin Roberts and the Heritage Foundation, Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, and former President Donald Trump, who often praises Orbán’s leadership? For one thing, their connections highlight a shift in conservative strategies and ...