Hagadone News Network

December 18, 2013 8 p.m.

How liberals can really make a difference

On Thanksgiving Day I had the misfortune of reading a "My Turn" article published in the Nov. 27, 2013 Press by Jimmy Pappas. The article caught my attention when I read the charge he made about a "cut and slash agenda" when referring to spending on food stamps, Meals on Wheels, Head Start, Social Security, etc. all federal programs. Mr. Pappas is apparently not aware of how Baseline budgeting for federal programs work. As a tax person, I have to deal in law and facts. Here are the facts that clarify what "cut or slashed spending" really means.

March 10, 2016 8 p.m.

In the spotlight

James Webb III, who played as a freshman at NIC, has developed into an NBA prospect at Boise State

BOISE — Mentally, physically, the growth is apparent in Boise State redshirt junior forward James Webb III.

July 23, 2011 9 p.m.

Terror in Norway

80 die in camp shooting, seven in blast; events believed to be linked

OSLO, Norway - A Norwegian who dressed as a police officer to gun down summer campers killed at least 80 people at an island retreat, horrified police said early Saturday. It took investigators several hours to begin the realize the full scope of Friday's massacre, which followed an explosion in nearby Oslo that killed seven and that police say was set off by the same suspect.

March 10, 2020 4:20 a.m.

Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus

LONDON (AP) — A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, washes his hands more often and hopes for the best. A parcel delivery driver in Britain worries about getting sick from the people who sign for their packages.