What a time to be a new parent. Tradition holds that everyone seems to have opinions about your new baby, from feeding to sleep schedules. But sharing thoughts on vaccines has become confusing, affecting critical health decisions due to spreading…
We are only a few weeks into the new year and already I feel exhausted. My husband says every day feels like Monday morning, when your senses and adrenaline switch on and refuse to shut off. Turbocharged events, global and…
Megan Giles Cooney | Columnist Americans often travel to Europe to sightsee historical sites such as the Colosseum in Rome, Buckingham Palace in London and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. If we go to other lands to appreciate their history,…
Megan Giles Cooney | Columnist Pity federal workers furloughed without pay. Since the Oct. 1 government shutdown, roughly 700,000 are anxiously waiting on the White House and Congress to reach agreement on funding the nation’s budget. The number comes from…
Megan Giles Cooney | Columnist We watch a lot of live sports in our house, particularly college football, the NFL, any tennis match and of course, golf. And, for the most part, civility rules; athletes, teams, and fans adhere to…
Megan Giles Cooney | Columnist Many Americans are philosophically in the political middle, open to hearing a range of views before forming their opinions. That’s where I strive to land when writing commentary. Practicing the patience of listening to varied…
Why is the United States awash with gun violence? Why do we permit guns in the hands of people wishing others harm? Why would anyone shoot through church windows to kill and maim innocent school children in Minneapolis? Standing in the…
Two months ago, I wrote a column supporting a mandatory retirement age for federal offices. That means the president, the cabinet, the judges, and all the way down the line. When published, my email address is listed below my column,…
Who would have imagined sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, found dead in his Manhattan jail cell six years ago, would highlight a consensus in the United States? If the Epstein case were a Venn diagram — two opposite view circles partially…
I am a kid of the tragedy at Kent State University. I wasn’t there, but I had a front-row seat to the awful aftermath of Ohio National Guard troops firing on protesting unarmed students, killing four and wounding nine others.…