US Lawmakers Raise Safety Concerns About Olympics

US lawmakers raise safety concerns about Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) – Members of Congress expressed serious concerns Sunday about the safety of Americans at next month's Olympics in Russia and said Moscow needs to cooperate more on security. Suicide bombings last month in the southern Russian … Read more on WAOW

Boyle column: Should NC legalize pot?
Those are two routes North Carolina can take when it comes to marijuana, which has seized center stage in several states as a money-making, tax-generating dynamo in recent months. Colorado legalized it for retail sale beginning Jan. 1, while Washington … Read more on Asheville Citizen-Times

Johnson's War On Poverty Evolves To Take Creative Forms Across Country
WASHINGTON (CNS) — It wasn't all that long ago that Michael Gordon was wondering where his life was headed. He had served time in … He made his way to the Healing Place in Richmond, Va., about 75 miles from his hometown of Portsmouth, Va., to … Read more on The Message Online