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Opinion

Almanac for Oct. 18, 2025

Local columns

Today is Saturday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2025. There are 74 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1977, Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in Game 6 of the World Series to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win and a 4-2 Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers; his success in ...

Why people resist modern vaccines a mystery

Editorial

It’s hard to understand why parents or adult guardians refuse to get their children vaccinated. It’s a puzzling problem that medical experts seem unable to crack: convincing all parents that immunizing their children against diseases that we thought were long gone generations ago. There ...

Shut down! Do you care?

Local columns

The government is "shut down." Media call this a "crisis." A "crisis (with) no deal in sight," says Fox News. Reuters says it's a "key risk to U.S. stability." But when I look around, I see business as usual — families raise children, workers work, people play music ... The media ...

Poll: Who’s winning the blame game over the shutdown?

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as a significant problem — and all of the major players are being blamed. Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have ...

Almanac for Oct. 17, 2025

Local columns

Today is Friday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2025. There are 75 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1989, a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck northern California, killing 63 people and causing up to $10 billion worth of damage. Also on this date: In 1777, British forces under Gen. ...