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For most Americans, naval power is like gravity. They know it's there, they know it's forceful, but they don't really feel it or understand it. So they won't be thinking about the state of US fleet readiness when they vote in midterm elections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just ponied up $100 million for the chronically failing Newark, N.J., public schools. Newark already spends $22,000 per year (twice the national average) on each of its 40,000 students, yet less than half graduate. That means the tab for each graduate's time in high school is – take a breath, dear taxpayer – more than $160,000. So will $100 million make a difference? Maybe – if Mr. Zuckerberg focuses it on what really counts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The "tea party" movement has a lot more going for it than a rightward shift in electoral preferences. It's restoring competition to congressional seats long dominated by incumbents. It's forcing the public to confront the toll of the Democratic Party's alliance with public-sector unions on America's fiscal health. And, for a conservative in Massachusetts like me, it means elected officials and candidates will take my views more seriously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As classroom doors swing open this fall, what hope, what life, what promise, streams through them! How important then to hold the highest expectations for the success of each child. We can know there is no such thing as a "failing" child, because the promise of God's creation lies within each one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the impact that the September 11, 2001 will have on the privacy levels of Americans, in light of increased government screening and technological innovations.

Reports that a meteor shower will occur on December 13, 2001, and ways to spot meteors.

Discusses the impact of microchips and wireless communications systems on the way people live their lives.

Discusses the topics of national and personal security, including the use of computer passwords and access control devices such as speech recognition.

Discusses the arrival of Leonid meteors which will appear in the skies over the Northern Hemisphere, and peak viewing times to watch the event.

Gives information on the scientific discovery that certain species of fish can communicate using sound underwater.

Questions if in the culture of all-marketing, all-the-time, there will be any lasting changes in the content and theme of advertisements after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.

Asserts that the United States must fight a war of restraint in the wake of terrorism in the United States.

Looks at the importance of learning and the efforts of the author to learn more about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Presents facts about the stars and constellations, including the distance of the sun from the Earth.

Focuses on astronomy and the constellation Orion, including where to locate the constellation and why it was named.

Comments on how Americans found a sense of home by turning to prayer and places of worship following terrorist attacks on the United States.

Discusses the relationships of parents and children in light of terrorist attacks on the United States.

Reflects on the need for certainties in times of significant transition, and how to manage positive change.

Offers the author's thoughts on the link between astronomy and philosophy after a viewing of the Perseid meteors in the night sky on August 12, 2001 was impossible because of weather conditions.

Reflects on volunteering at camps for inner-city children, and how the experience may effect campers and counselors.

Discusses regulations which have been passed by some states in the United States which restrict streetlight glow to streets, and prevent light which obscures stars from glaring into the sky.

Comments on the quality of information which may be found on the Internet, and presents the view that books are a higher-quality source of information.

Focuses on monastic life and monastaries, and personal reflections on life in a Benedictine monastary in Mexico.

Discusses climate differences and North Atlantic Drift, as well as the Gulf Stream, in light of evidence which found that Gulf Stream may be shifting due to global warming.

Offers opinions on video and computer games, and views on how children's play has changed over the years through technological innovations.

Focuses on scientific discoveries in ancient Alexandria by Eratosthenes, who very accurately determined the size of the earth and distance to the sun using geometry.

Reports on a lifetime achievement award which will be awarded to science writer Robert C. Cowen, and describes the duties of editors and reporters.

Presents the experiences of the author in mimicking his students and discusses the role of parody, in light of the decision of a United States judge to ban the publication of the book 'The Wind Done Gone,' by Alice Randall.