The Providence Journal (R.I.), April 9: Roughly six years after it was physically stanched, the BP oil spill came to a quiet official conclusion last week. On Monday, a federal judge in New Orleans gave final approval to a settlement estimated at $20.8 billion. Of that amount, $5.5 billion consists of penalties under the Clean […]

The Nashua Telegraph (N.H.), April 6: On March 22, hours after three bombs shattered the early morning calm for travelers at Brussels Airport and commuters at the Maalbeek metro station, mourners gathered outside the city’s stock exchange in an expression of loss – but also resilience. There, they hugged and wept, wondering how this could […]

Ted Cruz and John Kasich, both presidential candidates, are not responsible for what I write in the Journal Tribune’s Readers’ Forum. They do not know me. The National Enquirers’ tabloid story about Ted Cruz’s life was expected. Trump is a liar. It’s been reported that the Enquirer’s owner and CEO and Trump are best of […]

The Berkshire Eagle (Mass.), April 4: The concept of “one person, one vote” has long been a cherished one in the United States, and on Monday an unusually united U.S. Supreme Court solidified it. Two residents in Texas had argued that in drawing legislative boundaries to create districts with roughly equal populations, states should count […]