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    Op-ed: Allowances are for kids — not your spouse

    The term "allowance" may make you think of money a parent gives to a child. But married partners sometimes use it, too. Here's what to try instead.

  • Ed Formoso returns afte 27 years

    Ed Formoso was a prolific producer and songwriter during the late ‘70s and winner of four Cecil Awards during the ‘80s for the band Dinosaur. He was a hotshot during those days. Formoso has decided to get back to the swing of things or better put, the rhythm of the music. He is now 69 years old but just like before he is brimming with ideas. These should be interesting given the fact that he has three new originals that make up a new concept project called Sgaaty or Still Gago After All These...

  • ED warns ‘errant’ Zanu PF members

    PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told Zanu PF party members to be disciplined, adding that there was no room for internal squabbles. Addressing To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions

  • Op-Ed: Greater government accountability comes to Indiana

    As the legislative session unfolded in Indianapolis, a theme emerged – the government must be more accountable to the people. Gov. Eric Holcomb's recent signing of a suite of new bills ensures that Indiana’s courts and executive agencies are serving their proper roles and not abusing their power. Hoosiers across the state will benefit from these reforms. House Bill 1003, brought by Rep. Gregory Steuerwald, ensures the deck is not stacked in favor of government...

  • Union study examines higher ed faculty salaries

    Massachusetts trails other states in public higher education faculty salaries, when adjusted for the cost of living here, according to a new Massachusetts Teachers Association report that the union is using as a lobbying tool.

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    Op-ed: Financial literacy is the civil rights issue of this generation

    Financial literacy is the least expensive and most effective tool for community economic development in existence, writes John Hope Bryant, yet we don't use it.

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    Op-ed: There's a potential tax increase coming. Here's what you need to know

    It is folklore that middle-class Americans received perpetual relief in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Here's how to prepare for changes on the horizon.

  • Ed Helms was worried about screwing up iconic US Office moment

    The US Office is one of the most beloved comedy TV series of all time, with many quotable lines and iconic scenes – some of which filled its actors with anxiety. Ed Helms, who played the ambitious salesman suffering from anger issues Andy Bernard, revealed a particular scene in season 3 that he found daunting to film. Continue reading Ed Helms was worried about screwing up iconic US Office moment MORE FROM THE DIGITAL FIX: Best...

  • Op-Ed: New federal regulation threatens rural broadband

    Main Streets where everyone knows your name, tight-knit communities that come together to share and solve problems, and backroads that wind through crop fields as far as the eye can see. These are only a few examples of what made my experience growing up in small-town Iowa – and all those in rural communities across the country – such a special one. Unfortunately, more and more of our rural friends feel left behind and disconnected from a shared future of progress with their...

  • Single bid entered for Irish higher ed PPP bundle

    Local politician sees “light at the end of the tunnel” for beleaguered

  • Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite

    HAZARD, Ky. — Haley Autumn Dawn Ann Crank thinks she might like to become a teacher. There’s a shortage of teachers in this corner of Kentucky, and Crank, who has eight siblings, gets kids. “I just fit in with them,” Crank said during a shift one February day at the Big Blue Smokehouse, where she […]

  • The Ed Sheeran decade: how the everyman megastar remade music in his own image

    In 2014, Sheeran became the most-streamed musician in the world. The 10 years since have seen his dominance grow, helped by relatability, a pick-and-mix approach to genre and a way with an earworm melody. But in 2024 is his influence waning?Ed Sheeran is popular because he is a generational talent. Ed Sheeran is popular because his output is generic and bland. Ed Sheeran is popular because he reinvents himself in line with the latest musical trends. Ed Sheeran is popular because he has...