In 1995, a retired insurance executive named Walter Kaye recommended a friend’s daughter for an unpaid internship at the White House. You will remember her name: Monica Lewinsky. But you probably don’t remember Kaye, who had contributed about $350,000 to … Continued
In a series of YouTube ads viewed more than 195 million times, a red-lipped Taylor Swift tells viewers about a “new thing” in Florida: Just visit a website, answer two questions and the state will send you a $6,400 stimulus … Continued
The pillars of my civic faith are under fire I have sympathy for my long-suffering civics teachers who had tried unsuccessfully to help me understand things like strong versus weak mayors or unicameral and bicameral (and no, that’s not one-hump … Continued
Today is Sunday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2026. There are 319 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 15, 1898, the battleship USS Maine mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members … Continued
St. Thomas won while Minnesota lost as the two metro Division I men’s basketball teams took to the hardcourt for their respective conference road matchups on Saturday night. St. Thomas 104, Kansas City 64 The Tommies were none too happy … Continued