Editorials

Compulsive video gaming as a mental health disorder

Published on Thu, 06/21/2018 - 12:00am

The World Health Organization has a lot on its plate these days. Ebola’s made a comeback in central Africa. There are still parts of the world where polio has yet

Let’s remember Sally Ride’s giant leap for womankind

Published on Wed, 06/20/2018 - 12:00am

Sally Ride answered a lot of silly questions from reporters. Would she wear a bra in orbit? What if she started her period while in space? How did she deal

GUEST EDITORIAL: Skin hue discrimination

Published on Wed, 06/20/2018 - 12:00am

The good news is only one of them was an Asian. No word on how he slipped past the admissions office. But before we go yammer about the latest inanity

Illogical trade policy

Published on Tue, 06/19/2018 - 12:00am

We can never have it too good, can we? With the economy humming along, with unemployment low, with wages inching up here and there, with federal tax burdens declining, we

GUEST EDITORIAL: Trump gambles and loses on AT&T

Published on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 12:00am

President Trump’s chilling campaign to politicize the Justice Department ran into a stinging rebuke on Tuesday as a federal judge broadly rejected the government’s attempt to block AT&T’s $85.4 billion

GUEST EDITORIAL: Government does not need to protect us from barber-shop pups

Published on Thu, 06/14/2018 - 12:00am

Here’s a chance an editorial writer doesn’t get all that often, but needs to make the most of. We take up the cudgel today for man’s best friend. Which is

Trump retreats from US moral leadership stance

Published on Wed, 06/13/2018 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beaming in the moments after his summit with Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump was asked about North Korea’s history of human rights horrors. “It’s rough,” he

By Trump’s own yardstick, NKorea pact falls flat

Published on Tue, 06/12/2018 - 12:00am

SINGAPORE — After all the hype, all the vows to tackle what’s perhaps the world’s most urgent crisis, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fell short

GUEST EDITORIAL: State must decide its funding model

Published on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 12:00am

No one is happy with the state budget. Folks are worried about critical safety-net programs disappearing for those residents who need it most. Schools continue to struggle to keep classrooms

GUEST EDITORIAL: The GOP’s welfare to work pitch

Published on Thu, 06/07/2018 - 12:00am

The low U.S. labor force participation rate has several causes, but a major one is the disincentive to work created by government programs. The Republican Party’s growth wing has spent