Granite Geek: Neither sunlight nor used cooking oil have to go through the Strait of Hormuz

Opinion: The responsibility of freedom

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Americans are reminded of the importance of service, civic engagement, and participation in order to preserve the freedoms it proclaimed.

Opinion: Are we really going backwards?

The US has a long history of investing in research and innovation, resulting in remarkable discoveries and inventions, but recent cuts to research funding could cause programs to disappear and years of scientific work to be lost, while other countries are already recruiting US researchers.

Opinion: Becoming a concentration camp society

ICE is holding around 60,000 detainees in concentration camps across the US, with 70% having no criminal record, and the Trump regime is attempting to remove immigration from judicial process, making it difficult to track the detainees and blocking media and Congressional access to the facilities.

Concord's Turant and Belmont's Townsend named Players of the Year, baseball all-state lists released

Alex Turant and Brayden Townsend were named Players of the Year in Division I and III baseball, respectively, as selected by the state's high school baseball coaches.

From the Farm: How to win an argument with a steer

By using psychology and negotiation, a farmer was able to convince an 800-pound steer to enter a pen by giving it the choice of two options, making it feel like its own decision.