NFL: Thoughts from last week

John Berger
Senior Editor

Most of the big games this week were played on Sunday, but the biggest news in the NFL happened on Saturday. Jovan Belcher, a 25 year old Chiefs player from Long Island, committed murder-suicide when he killed his girlfriend and then shot and killed himself at the team’s practice facility. This was obviously a terrible tragedy, and I won’t get into too many details, but you can read an article here that gives you more information.

What’s next in Washington?

With the re-election of President Barack Obama already long past, the issues of the fiscal cliff, crisis situations in the Middle East, and the still recovering job market are back on the forefront of the national conversation. These complex issues at times are difficult to parse through, and there’s no question that they are going to be difficult to resolve. Here’s what’s important: