×

Opinion

No backbone of reason

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: In response to Ms. Peach’s “Checks and Balances” : Your letter drips with contempt but lacks the backbone of reason. You claim to champion democracy while simultaneously calling to strip Americans of their right to elect the leader of their choice. If voters want Donald Trump ...

State of U.S.

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: Imagine that your wife and children can only watch as armed men in uniforms drag you to a waiting vehicle. They have no warrant and you will have no day in court. They will tell the news media that you belong to a criminal gang and that you are in the United States illegally. They are ...

Open letter to Congressman Bergman

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: Open letter to Congressman Bergman You disagree with James Madison, the “Father of the Constitution,” Chief Justice Roberts, and former Chief Justice Taft. They have all maintained that only Congress can establish federal agencies and assign duties to agency officers. In their ...

Political rhetoric outpaces Social Security solutions

Editorial

Americans deserve honest discussions about Social Security. Unfortunately, that’s not what’s happening. Remarks about Social Security from Elon Musk — a Trump administration adviser assigned to find ways to cut government spending — have drawn an outsized response from Democrats. ...

Doing more with less

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: There is a principle in physics that says “nature abhors a vacuum” meaning something will eventually fill the empty space. A vacated niched in nature will be filled by a new biome (move the wolves and coyotes out and the rabbits and deer move in). Clean your dining room table (or ...

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, March 26, the 85th day of 2025. There are 280 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 26, 2024, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a container ship, killing six maintenance workers on the bridge. ...