Opinion

No Politics Is Local

You can’t find many clichés hoarier than Tip O’Neill’s rule that “all politics is local.” A truism is supposed to be true, though. Does this one still hold?
The recent editorial, “Local elections matter more than you think,” holds significant truth. School boards are at risk of outside influence. When I ran for school board, few people cared about party ...
When tragedy strikes in small communities, the news doesn't fade when the cameras leave. It lingers in the streets, in the schools, in the quiet corners of local shops.
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Center for Public Policy: The Mississippi Center for Public Policy hosted ...
Microsoft now allows IT administrators to remove pre-installed Microsoft Store apps (also known as in-box apps) using a new app management policy.
Kenya is set to introduce an Air Passenger Service Charge through the Air Passenger Service Charge (Amendment) Act, 2025, ...
Plans are expected to be submitted this year for a “multi-million-pound” block of high-end flats on the site of Plymouth’s ...
As a member of the UW–Madison community, I am deeply concerned about the proposed changes to the Universities of Wisconsin’s general education requirements outlined in Regent Policy Document RPD 4-X.
TO THE EDITOR: As a lifelong Mendham resident, local business owner and proud father of five kids in our schools, I’ve always believed that giving back is part of living here. My father served on the ...
Arrests in a 26-county area including central and eastern Ohio by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents increased more than threefold in the first seven months of 2025 compared with the ...
On September 25, 2025, the RSU 73 School Board voted six to two to approve the first reading of Policy ACDC, titled “Coordination of Federal and State Law.” The policy declares that “biological male ...