In response to a memo from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposing an elimination to all federal violence ...

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The patriotism that my mother adhered to no longer carries much weight. Can a nation as sprawling and as restless as ours ...

George Bernard Shaw, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie and others have lobbied to reform English spelling. The language has ...

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It turns out there isn’t that much of a difference between playing in a school band versus playing in a community band made ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

The Ottumwa Civic Music Association will present Land of Hope and Dreams, a concert featuring the acclaimed quartet Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, ...

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Inspired by Chuck Berry, aided by the Beach Boys, Back In The USSR annoyed people on both sides of the political spectrum ...