ON TOPIC TUESDAY
A divided Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that closely held corporations cannot be required to provide contraception coverage for their employees. In an opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the court ruled in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Burwell that the Obama administration has failed to show that the […]
Excerpted from The Washington Post Among the many hundreds of reports written over the last half-century by the planners who conceived and designed Metro’s ever-growing rail system, there was a study dated Nov. 1, 1962, a few weeks before the first commercial jet took off from newly opened Dulles International Airport. Signed by a transportation […]
As American sports fans know well, “it ain’t over ’til it’s over.” With the U.S. Soccer team again deadlocked with Ghana in the closing minutes of a World Cup match, an unlikely hero rose above the fray to score the winning goal. Reserve defender John Brooks got his head to a corner kick from Graham […]
The Washington Washington Football Team have been under fire about their team name for some time now, as many are imploring the organization to make a change. Team general manager Bruce Allen wrote a letter to Senator Harry Reid defending the team’s name recently, claiming that “an overwhelming majority of Native Americans do not find […]
Nyong’o had long been rumored for a part in the J.J. Abrams film, but she was left off the initial “Star Wars” cast roster when it was revealed by Lucasfilm and Disney in April.
Icy weather sometimes means getting stuck in your car without any traction on the road. Need to get out of a slick spot when your car won’t move? Redditor orion726 suggests using the floor mats in front of your seats. “If you get your car stuck on ice somewhere like a parking lot or side […]
“We gather together to ask the lord’s blessings…” …and give thanks for all that we have. Thanksgiving is a festive family event, and to keep everyone, including your grandchildren, engaged, here’s a list of Thanksgiving trivia to share with friends and family alike as well as questions to consider and discuss around the table. Did […]
Bob Costas felt that halftime of the latest installment of NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” was “an appropriate time” to address the controversy swirling around the Washington Washington Football Team”. Not everyone agreed. (Really, during the game Bob?) With RG3 and the reigning NFC East champions facing off against the Cowboys in Dallas on Sunday, Costas […]
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second straight year, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect historically small increases in their benefits come January. Preliminary figures suggest a benefit increase of roughly 1.5 percent, which would be among the smallest since automatic increases were adopted in 1975, according to […]
The answer to this question is actually quite involved. Rather than attempt to create an exhaustive resource to answer this I’d rather give you key points to consider – key ideas you can take with you, right now about what makes christianity unique from other religions. This way you won’t get bogged down in memorizing […]