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Opinion

To enforce the laws faithfully

Local columns

WASHINGTON — When the IRS announced two weeks ago that it would not enforce a section of federal law commonly called the Johnson Amendment, many clerics rejoiced. The Johnson Amendment -- named for its author, then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson -- strikes a bargain with charities. You accept ...

Immigration

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses earning to be free” The wretched refuse of your teaming shore” and we will have you arrested by masked men, thrown on to airplanes with no representations and flown to prisons in some alligator infested swamp or flown to other ...

Who are you?

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: The Monk who answers the door at a Monastery is known as the Porter. A very important position in the Monastery, as he is the representative of this prayerful community to the outside world. Most people when asked, “who are you” will likely answer with your name, perhaps what ...

Almanac

Local columns

Today in History By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Friday, July 25, the 206th day of 2025. There are 159 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 25, 1972, the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment came to light as The Associated Press reported that for the ...