Opinion

A critical development in ending Afghan conflict

The Trump administration has reportedly instructed its top diplomats to engage in direct talks with the Taliban. That’s a welcome and important step toward ending the wasteful war in Afghanistan.

Mountain bikes are here to stay

First came the bare human foot, somewhere in Africa. Then, in no particular order, the moccasin, the shoe, the horse and saddle, boat and oar, the ski, the snowshoe and

Dereliction of political duty in a tweet

It’s been policy hereabout to ignore presidential tweets of no national consequence. Whether Donald Trump likes Roseanne or dislikes Rosie matters not. But Trump’s tweets about the catastrophic California fires

Taking responsibility

In pre-Trump politics, the most important thing a president could do in a crisis was to take responsibility and lead. If something went wrong, you didn’t spend a moment pointing

GUEST EDITORIAL: Immigration in the context of the declining birth rates

Women in America are having so few babies that the birth rate has hit an historic low, and that does not bode well for the nation’s future. Fewer babies now

The false premise of logging/thinning and fuel reduction

With new wildfires burning throughout California and elsewhere in the West, there are renewed calls for logging/thinning our forests based on the flawed assumption it will reduce large blazes. Indeed,

IN THE MAIL

Editor: At the Livingston Food Resource Center, we know that our community is strongest when everyone has the food and nutrition they need to thrive. We work hard to address

IN THE MAIL

Show up tonight and ask city to vote ‘No’ on zoning amendment Editor: The Livingston City Commission will be meeting today, Tuesday, Aug. 7, in the Community Room at the

ENTERPRISE EDITORIAL: We have reached critical mass on the city pool

The time has come to build a new city pool. An Enterprise story last week laid out the woes besetting our current facility: • Its filtration system is out of

Trump and Putin’s do-si-do

WASHINGTON — It’s a given that political candidates will target each other with as much oppositional propaganda as they can get away with. But with the Kremlin now playing a