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Guest opinion: ‘Made in America’ should be ‘Mined in America’

Mineral supply chains are reshaping how we think about energy security. Supplies of lithium, graphite, copper, and rare earths—among many other essential metals—are already dictating the speed of energy technology deployment and creating new global centers of industrial strength. ...

Guest opinion: The case against college

Growing up, kids are often told that going to college is the only way to meet society's standard for success. But what is this standard based on? More and more young adults are dropping out of college due to financial hardship and excessive, unnecessary classes, among other reasons. ...

Corbin: Who is your Mrs. Richardson?

“Come on girls, it’s time to get up!” The drawled refrain that clipped at the last two words came every weekday at 6 a.m. as our housemother, Mrs. Richardson, made her way through our dormitory floor. The 11- and 12-year-old girls in her charge at President’s College, the residential ...

The Homefront: Historically, civility is the ultimate cure

Most of us remember where we were and what we were doing when New York’s twin towers crumbled to the ground — a defining, historical moment in our lives. Fewer of us know where we were and what we were doing when a president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was fatally assassinated. ...