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The U.S. women's soccer team and their fans are "partying like its 1999," according to an ESPN broadcast commentator, after Wednesday's World Cup semifinals victory over France. This, of course, is a reference to the 1999 Women's World Cup when the U.S. team won in a dramatic fashion in front of more than 90,000 spectators at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
Congressional leaders pilfered (borrowed) Social Security funds over the years. Then when they found they were having trouble paying benefits, they increased payroll deductions.
President Obama inadvertently proved that Democrats have been lying about Social Security for quite some time. When asked if he could guarantee that Social Security check will be sent on Aug. 3, he said, "I can't guarantee that."
In response to the July 13 letter "Diabetes group shouldn't promote poor diet," I suggest doing more research before making such a bold statement. The article on obesity that was featured in the July 8 paper didn't focus on type 1 diabetes.
If children are not taught to write in cursive script, they will not be able to read anything written in cursive script. That leads to the appalling proposition that U.S. citizens of the future, when presented with, say, a copy of the original Declaration of Independence or Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, will stare blankly at these documents, clueless as to what they say or even as to what they are.
I am all for progress, but some things need to stay as a basic skill and knowledge for all. There is no reason we cannot maintain basic skills, incorporate new ideas and have harmony for both.
Smoking is one of the most self-destructive and asinine ways for people to kill themselves.
Super Bowl host committees have a strategic choice to make in planning America's Game: execute only what is required of the host community, or the harder choice -- execute what is required and maximize opportunities in and for the community. The Indianapolis Host Committee leadership has consistently chosen the latter: the Near Eastside Legacy Project, environmental initiatives and Super Scarves are examples.
Thanks to Rep. Andre Carson for highlighting an essential program that serves the needs of children (My View, July 8). Summer Servings provides free nutritious lunches to children who might otherwise be hungry during the summer months when school free lunch is not available.
"IPS Board leaders discuss challenges" is the headline for the interview in The Star on July 10. The answers and comments by board members Michael Brown and Mary Busch make it once again apparent that right at the top of the district's challenges are Brown and Bush along with Marianna Zaphiriou and Elizabeth Gore.
"We the Apathetic People" of these United States deserve what we have allowed to happen. We elected as president an inexperienced manager and leader whose only observable skill is superb oratory, using words most often written by others. We repeatedly send self-serving egomaniacs back to Congress.
As I first heard about Sen. Mitch McConnell's debt limit plan, I was astounded. This has got to be the most blatant attempt to abdicate responsibility for your own actions in this country's history. Congress has authority to set budgets, raise taxes and spend money, not the president. Whatever happened to the idea of separation of powers?
Suppose your spouse came home and said that your credit cards are maxed out. You're told another credit card is needed. "But you already have 74 credit cards. How can they all be maxed out? We need to quit spending so much!" you shout.
After all the public debate about Asian carp, it's gratifying to see Indiana's congressional delegation take a leadership role and inject a voice of reason into this issue. Every member of our state's congressional delegation, and a few from Illinois, joined together to sponsor legislation requiring the federal government to conduct a comprehensive analysis before closing a major waterway that could cost our economy billions of dollars and quite possibly flood homes in Northwest Indiana.
The decision to omit cursive writing instruction from Indiana's public school system is troubling on a number of levels, not the least of which is its future impact on our ability to remain a self-governing people. Anyone who has done archival research knows that many of our historical records consist of hand-written entries; many of those are written in cursive. What will happen in 50 years when there is no one left who can read those documents?
The nation's debt is $14.3 trillion and the 2011 deficit stands at $1.5 trillion. It's obvious that we cannot continue to spend at the current levels. The recession, lost jobs and resulting reduction in the number of taxpayers have severely limited the revenue to support continued spending levels.
President Barack Obama and Congress need to stop playing bully in the play yard and remember that they work for all the people.
If our government leaders in Washington would limit spending to functions specifically enumerated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, we would have a surplus. The only exceptions would be Social Security and Medicare; we do not want our senior citizens to suffer.
Diabetes group shouldn't promote poor diet The July 8 article, "Indiana's not winning the race to have less around the middle,'' pointed out the increase in diabetes in Indiana.
Payroll tax cut was fiscal error President Barack Obama says that Social Security retirements are secure through 2027. If the government had enough money to redeem the $2.5 trillion that the U.S. Treasury issued to the Social Security Trust Fund, he probably would be right. Since the government can't do that and has a national debt totaling at least $14.3 trillion, he is probably wrong.
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