3+ week, 4+ day ago  (859+ words) "I think, therefore I am," philosopher Ren" Descartes famously said in 1637. To think means to be alive. Learning how to think is why students go to to school. As a high school student and high school teacher in different parts…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago  (801+ words) The U.S. war on Iran has exposed the mounting costs to President Donald Trump's solo foreign policymaking, driven by whim and unchecked by strategic planning or competent advisers. Apparently, the president never foresaw Iran's willingness to absorb pain or the likelihood…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (140+ words) City to add parking to West Main Street near Capitol'Jefferson City News Tribune City to add parking to West Main Street near Capitol The Jefferson City Council voted 9-0 Monday to add street parking to West Main Street between the Capitol…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (563+ words) President Trump has acted as no other president has by unleashing a war on Iran whose objective is not only preventing the ayatollahs from ever building a nuclear weapon but ideally (though unmentioned) replacing the fanatics with leaders more friendly…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (354+ words) WASHINGTON -- A federal judge dealt a blow to the Trump administration's public health agenda on Monday, blocking implementation of an advisory panel's controversial changes to the childhood vaccine schedule and casting doubt on the panel's validity. Judge Brian Murphy of…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (419+ words) Missouri government officials could soon have some oversight of high school sports and other activities. A bill passed out of the House Government Efficiency Committee on Thursday would create a new state-appointed appeals board for all high school activities associations…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (855+ words) PHILADELPHIA -- Artificial intelligence presents a mixed bag of risks and benefits for children that vary by age, according to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia researchers who reviewed dozens of academic studies on the emerging technology. For young children, an AI chatbot…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (207+ words) The war with Iran is burning the clock on President Donald Trump's chances for a reset with voters on the economy. And that increases the odds that his 2026 messaging will focus on disqualifying Democrats with polarizing wedge issues -- a strategy…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (813+ words) I wrote a column last year about how summer had gone from my favorite to least favorite season. That change was largely the consequence of two factors: retiring from teaching (summer no longer meant "school's out") and having spent way…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (127+ words) Nature of life: Local artist, LU professor uses nature to express feminity, change'Jefferson City News Tribune Nature of life: Local artist, LU professor uses nature to express feminity, change Depictions of control, containment and domestication in art appear in whimsical,…...