by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer How many times have you heard some group promoting a cause by saying, “It’s for the children”? Sadly, too often children take a back seat to the cause.…
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—The modern day barbarians have been routed from the ancient city of Palmyra, but the destruction left in the wake of the nearly year long Islamic…
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—The tide of hate has come to Brussels with three terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital. Islamic State (ISIL) jihadi militants carried out coordinated bombings on…
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Hassan’s Heroes on the Board of Education struck a blow for mediocrity last week, denying the application for a K-4 charter school focusing on science, technology, engineering, and…
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—It’s a stunning reality check which many diplomats knew but did not expect to hear. That for 2016, “Survival will be an achievement for the National…
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—Five years after the Arab Spring revolutions which swept the Middle East, the expansive North African country of Libya has descended into a dangerous downward spiral…
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Constructive criticism is a good thing. At least that’s what I tell myself when I receive it. And I received some from readers – including a state legislator…
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—The UN Security Council has tightened the economic sanctions noose on North Korea in response to the Pyongyang regime’s nuclear and ballistic missile proliferation. The fifteen…
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer “Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:…
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—President Barack Obama promised yet again to fulfill his election pledge in closing the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo, Cuba. This time he means it. With…
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – Despite some recent military successes against the Islamic State (ISIL) forces, both the security and the humanitarian situation in Iraq remain fragile and precarious.…
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer New York – Reversing the trend of economic mismanagement, ending a fifteen year debt impasse with foreign lenders, calming a percolating political crisis over the disputed Falkland/Malvinas…
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer The political circus we call the “First in the Nation Primary” has packed up and moved on. Good riddance, I say. At the risk of losing my New…
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – While recessionary winds continue to buffet the world economy, many countries are still prospering due to innovative policies which have embraced economic growth and…
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Inevitably in policy debates one side or the other compares the U.S. with Europe. From health care and insurance to passenger rail to taxes, Europeans are held up…