What's Israel trying to accomplish in Gaza? - Los Angeles Times

Israel invaded the Gaza Strip to remedy an increasingly intolerable situation: the growing threat that Hamas' rocket terrorism posed to Israeli civilians. The Israeli government has remained tight-lipped about its precise strategic goals, in part to ...

Obama plans to overhaul counterterrorism apparatus - Boston Globe

WASHINGTON— President-elect Barack Obama is considering dissolving a White House-based homeland security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and will restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House ...

Parents home school children for religious and moral instruction - San Francisco Examiner

Recently, a call went out for Christians to remove their children from Public Schools. That call was made by Dr. Bruce Shortt, Rev. Voddie Baucham, and U.S. Army Chaplain Lt. Col. E. Ray Moore (retired). Each of these men has been searching for a way ...

Ontario public school elementary teachers threaten strike - Globe and Mail

sam zhang from Toronto, Canada writes: I agree that unions should be banned from having any power except to protect people's basic human rights. They should ensure the children's safety and education with minimized impact even they have a good reason ...

Sacred Heart School will close doors year-end - Morris County Daily Record

The Sacred Heart School in Dover will close at the school year's end because of low enrollment and insufficient funding, the Diocese of Paterson confirmed Thursday. Richard Sokerka, editor of the diocesan newspaper "The Beacon," said financial ...