I met with a Tennessee city government’s mayor and city council several years ago to talk about migrants, legal and illegal, in their city. The related issues and problems were mounting. Schools were having to hire Spanish-speaking teachers, as many of the kids couldn’t speak English. The town was dealing with an increasing number of…
Former state State Sen. Jim Brochin, who made the cut to the final five candidates for Baltimore County Executive, surprised his interview panel and audience by sounding more like Donald Trump than a Democratic candidate in a county where Democrats outnumber Republicans more than 2 to 1. “I will be retaining and expanding the county’s…
Jimmy (Audrey “Drake” Graham), Spinner (Shane Kippel), Rick (Ephraim Ellis) and Mr. Raditch (Dan Woods) of “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty By 2004, “Degrassi: The Next Generation” had cemented itself as the television series that goes there ― with episodes on abortion, rape and other polarizing topics most teen shows wouldn’t…
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday he wanted to strengthen his country’s alliance with the United States, as he pushed for as early as possible a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Japan is neighbors with an increasingly assertive China and a nuclear-armed North Korea that has been deepening military ties…