Food Tank offers strategies on saving water

The United States suffered its worst drought in at least 25 years in 2012, in an event that affected 80 percent of the country's agricultural land.

GUEST COMMENTARY: North Korea tantrums underscore South Korea’s success

North Korea’s propaganda reference to the "venomous swish" of the skirt of South Korea President Park Geun-hye is loaded with symbolism, mostly unintended.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Israel’s olive branch to Turkey indicates smart strategy

On March 22, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel reached out the hand of peace by telephoning Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to apologize. Often belligerent "Bibi" Netanyahu was making amends for the notorious incident in 2010, when Israeli armed forces boarded a Turkish shi…

GUEST COMMENTARY: The Arctic, melting ice and ancient issues

"What about the rest of the North?" asked McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foundation, back in the 1970s while considering yet one more grant to help the troubled Native Americans of Alaska.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Lingering Cold War legacy in Cuba is fading

Cuba’s President Raul Castro has made notable news by announcing on Feb. 24 that he will retire from that office in 2018. His older brother Fidel stepped down from the same post in 2008, after turning 85 years of age.

GUEST COMMENTARY: North Korea missile launch latest in ongoing provocations

Wednesday's successful launch of a space satellite by North Korea is cause for concern, but no sign of a basic strategic shift -- yet. Nonetheless, a tough response with teeth is required by the world community.

Illinois sparking a refugee health care revolution

A movement spreading across Illinois is creating a health care revolution for refugees from countries including Burma, Bhutan and Iraq.

GUEST COMMENTARY: The East Asia Summit, world trade and world peace

Cambodia, scene of the killing fields of genocide less than four decades ago, has just hosted the seventh East Asia Summit, which brought together leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, plus Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and the U.S. The summit concluded Tuesday, on a…

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Purdue grad student attends U.S. conference on women

Genae Barron, of Highland, a graduate student in communications at Purdue University Calumet, was one of only 20 women students nationwide chosen to participate in the annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women, Feb. 25 to March 3 at the United Nations in New York City.

Labor Department changes hazard communication standard

The U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday a revised workplace safety standard for hazard communication will help save workers' lives and result in productivity gains for domestic businesses.

Purdue Grad Student Genae Barron Selected to Attend Advocacy Practicum at UN

Hammond, IN - Genae Barron of Highland, a graduate student in Communications at Purdue University Calumet, is one of only 20 women students from across the country chosen to participate in the annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women, set for Feb. 25th - March 3rd 2012 at U.N.…

EDITORIAL: Help Libya focus on building a future

As the United States watches events in Libya unfold rapidly, the Obama administration must weigh carefully how to assist the Libyan people in forming a new government in a post-Gadhafi era.

THURM FERREE: My opinions on a smorgasbord of topics

I could write a complete column about several items today, but a few lines will have to serve.

Celebrating the world

Jerry Doss took a deep breath and sighed.

US, UN send more troops to help in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | Scores of U.S. troops landed on the lawn of Haiti's shattered presidential palace Tuesday to the cheers of quake victims and the U.N. said it would throw more police and soldiers into the sluggish global effort to aid the devastated country.