http://www.thecouriertimes.com en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 16:17:26 GMT Daily feed of articles http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=41&ArticleID=281374 There are many issues which should be examined concerning the decision to drop out of the North Central Conference. We must realize that the decision to leave the NCC is in the control of non-New Castle people. They have never participated or contributed to history or tradition. Opinion Thu, 23 May 2013 04:56:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=41&ArticleID=281373 A recent study by conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation sheds a great deal of light on the sausage mill of policy research, and the courage and integrity of the process of policy research altogether. Opinion Thu, 23 May 2013 04:55:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=41&ArticleID=281372 In statistics, the median is not a strip of grass down the middle of the highway. The median is the number with half of all values above and half below. Thus, the 2011 median age of the United States is 37.3 years, a number that increased by 1.9 years since 2000. We're getting older, individually and collectively. Opinion Thu, 23 May 2013 04:53:00 GMT