Opinion

Letters Policy

Published on Fri, 01/04/2019 - 12:00am

The Enterprise welcomes letters to the editor expressing opinions on any issue of a public interest to our Park County readership. But in order to be published, the letters must:

Destructive, inane shutdown drags on after talks hit a wall

Published on Thu, 01/03/2019 - 12:00am

Like previous government shutdowns, the current one — which enters its 13th day on Thursday — has had less impact than you might expect. About two-thirds of government spending is

Are we brave enough for the new world of reproduction?

Published on Thu, 01/03/2019 - 12:00am

A new medical device may change almost everything we think about making babies. It may also sweep away the current controversy over abortion while creating new ethical dilemmas. We speak

In Illinois, a sign of life in the Dem Party

Published on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — If Republicans have a lick of sense, they are alarmed by a recent sign of intelligent life in the other party. The sign is the election by Democrats

Trump’s wall is a symbol of ruin

Published on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON -- Republicans used to shut down the federal government with the intention (generally) of curbing public spending. Donald Trump’s GOP, in contrast, shuts down the federal government with the

GUEST EDITORIAL: Congress still must ban bump stocks

Published on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 12:00am

Now that the Trump administration has moved to ban bump stocks, lawsuits are underway. Congress should cut them off by passing an overdue legislative ban. Bump stocks give legal semi-automatic

Is the President above the law?

Published on Mon, 12/31/2018 - 12:00am

The Constitution establishes impeachment as the means of removal of the president by Congress. As we discover each time we go down this road, “high crimes and misdemeanors” means pretty

IN THE MAIL

Published on Mon, 12/31/2018 - 12:00am

Thanks to Park County for supporting Senior Center Editor: The Park County Senior Center has a new roof and a new solar panel system. We now generate a portion of

GUEST EDITORIAL: Russian election meddling worse than we knew

Published on Fri, 12/28/2018 - 12:00am

The presidential election of 2016 will always include an asterisk. We will never know with certainty who would have won the election had it not been for Russian interference. All

America’s love affair with small business rekindled

Published on Fri, 12/28/2018 - 12:00am

WEST NEWTON, Pa. — Bloom Brewery is the kind of Main Street business that shut its doors a generation ago when shopping malls lured customers to their mega-buildings with well-lit