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Almanac

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2025. There are 303 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 3, 1974, a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed shortly after takeoff from Orly Airport in Paris, killing all 346 people on board. On this ...

Donald Trump and government by experts

WASHINGTON — I have often thought that after Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson was our worst president. By worst is meant least faithful to the Constitution and most destructive of personal liberty. With the exception of Lincoln’s dictatorship -- during which the federal government used ...

Dumb things Socialists promise

NEW YORK — Socialism is popular! A Pew study reports that more than a third of American adults view it positively. How is this possible? Little has brought more misery -- first in the Soviet Union, then in China, Cuba, Nicaragua, now Venezuela ... One reason young people support ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, March 1, the 60th day of 2025. There are 304 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps; since its establishment, over 240,000 Americans have served ...

Trump needs Congress to deliver on lower prices

WASHINGTON — If President Donald Trump was elected with a specific mandate, it was to lower prices. Poll after poll reveals that inflation is a top worry for Americans. So the administration should be worried that it’s ticking back up. Further, the president -- who seems to think he can ...

A warning for President Trump

WASHINGTON — “Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” - Henry Kissinger Trump is on a roll, claiming victory after victory against the “swamp.” Some of his decisions are being challenged in court, but others like closing the border and deporting migrants with criminal records are ...