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The U.S. Capitol is shown on Jan. 24 in Washington. Congress managed to re-open the federal government this week following a three day shutdown.

Cyr: U.S. government shuts down. So what?

December 15, 2018 at 1:55 a.m.

The federal government of the United States came to a crashing halt, at least briefly. The forever-feverish mass media breathlessly described each step down the road with intense anticipation. Melodrama...

Cyr: Political Eurobusiness as usual with Britain and the EU

December 15, 2018 at 1:01 a.m.

The bitter, painful divorce between Britain and the European Union (EU) continues to grind on. This specific conflict stems from the referendum in June 2016 in the United Kingdom. There...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during his New Year news conference at the Presidential Blue House on Jan. 10, 2018.

Cyr: North Korea and the New Year

December 15, 2018 at 12:13 a.m.

The New Year has begun without a bang, at least of the nuclear weapons variety. We can all be thankful the apocalyptic bluster from the leader of North Korea has...

European Union foreign policy head Federica Mogherini, left, and Cuban President Raul Castro shake hands at Revolution Palace in Havana on Jan. 4, 2018.

Cyr: Good news for the New Year — and beyond

December 14, 2018 at 11:21 p.m.

"Nattering nabobs of negativism," is probably the most enduring of the many alliterative pronouncements of Spiro Agnew, vice president in the Nixon administration until forced to resign because of corruption....

What’s in a word? Consider ‘Youthquake’

December 17, 2018 at 7:52 p.m.

"Youthquake" arrives. The learned lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) have selected this word as official Word of the Year 2017. The august organization defines this odd term as,...

Navajo Code Talker Thomas Begay, left, and retired U.S. Army Col. Ronald Begay tour the White House in Washington on Nov. 27 following a ceremony to honor Native American Code Talkers from World War II.

Cyr: Honoring Native Americans’ contributions to U.S. history

December 17, 2018 at 6:35 p.m.

The United States government rightly honors the contributions of Native Americans to defense and protection of our nation. In late November, a White House ceremony recognized the special contributions of...

If the Republicans' tax bill becomes law, graduate students will see their tax bill balloon and will struggle to make ends meet.

Column: Republicans’ astounding fiscal irresponsibility

December 17, 2018 at 5:32 p.m.

Congressional Republicans have rushed drastic tax cuts through Congress with astounding speed — and irresponsibility. The final bill passed narrowly by the GOP majority in the Senate was flung together...

An image taken on Nov. 23 from a handout video released by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia shows Bosnian Serb wartime military chief Ratko Mladic reacting during his trial before being dragged out of the courtroom.

Column: Slowly but surely, law and justice bring stability to the Balkans

December 17, 2018 at 4:49 p.m.

Very brutal criminals are facing justice. On Nov. 22, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia sentenced Ratko Mladic to life in prison. His crimes during the Balkan ethnic...

Thanksgiving and Lincoln’s legacy

December 17, 2018 at 3:05 p.m.

Thanksgiving means inclusion. President Abraham Lincoln made that point profoundly during the Civil War. On Oct. 3, 1863, the White House issued the Thanksgiving Proclamation, which declared the last Thursday...

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, at right, and President Donald Trump talk during a bilateral meeting in Hanoi on Nov. 12, 2017.

Column: Trump goes to Vietnam

December 17, 2018 at 2:04 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump's extensive tour of East Asia has historic importance. The busy schedule included stops in China, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Vietnam. Most press attention has...

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