Hang Ten Commandments on a wall in White House
In his Aug. 15 letter to the editor, Al Vrooman attempts to place blame for the moral "decline in our society" on the Supreme Court's 1980 ruling in Stone v. Graham prohibiting the displaying of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms based upon First Amendment grounds. His is a common but ill-conceived argument. Read More »

Drive with care, caution as school buses return
It's back-to-school time, which means yellow buses are back on the roads. School buses are the safest way for students to get to and from school. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, school buses are 70 times safer than passenger cars and 10 times safer than walking. Read More »