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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders shows education can be fixed

Amid celebrations of our nation's 250th birthday, Gallup serves up a sobering portrait of general dissatisfaction with our nation's core institutions. "Confidence in U.S. institutions Remains Near All-Time Low," reports Gallup. Of 14 core institutions -- banks, big business, labor, the presidency, Congress, schools, health care, etc. -- only 27% say they have "a great deal/quite a lot of confidence," one point above the all-time low for this average. In 1979, the percent expressing "a great deal/quite a lot of confidence" in these 14 core institutions stood at 48%. One ...

What Made America Strong Didn’t Come From Washington

As Americans celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, it’s worth remembering that what made America strong didn’t come from Washington. It came from Americans. Long before Washington debated the size and scope of government, citizens were building churches, charities, civic organizations, schools, hospitals and philanthropic institutions that strengthened communities from the ground up. They saw needs, organized their neighbors, raised private support and built institutions that often outlasted governments. That tradition didn’t simply complement government; it became one of ...

Heim earns historic Brickyard 400 victory

INDIANAPOLIS — Corey Heim started Sunday by talking about being more aggressive on his restarts. Then he showed everyone — including his team co-owner Denny Hamlin — what he'd learned. The 24-year-old part-time NASCAR Cup Series driver first made a daring outside move to pass Hamlin ...

Beltrán, Jones, Kent pay tribute to home, family

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Puerto Rico and Curaçao may be small islands, but the support they showed was massive as elite center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Both joined slugging second baseman Jeff Kent as the newest members ...

Koivun wins 3M Open in 3rd pro start

BLAINE, Minn. — Jackson Koivun felt the nerves but never flinched, securing his first PGA Tour win in the face of a strong finish by the world's top-ranked player and clear fan favorite in Scottie Scheffler. Koivun won the 3M Open by three strokes Sunday in only his third start as a ...