Editorials

Donald Trump’s global economic strategy was to rail against other nations for ripping us off while doing little to level the playing field. Indeed, the trade wars he started harmed American consumers and cost taxpayers…

As of July 1, anyone who has received at least one week of unemployment benefits since the first of 2021, can receive health insurance at little to no expense, thanks to the American Rescue Plan,…

The president called it “remarkable.” And, with just a touch of his hand, he showed us what “remarkable” really meant. President Joe Biden came to Florida on Thursday, Surfside, specifically, to see for himself the…

At the direction of a political donor, the state of South Dakota is deploying National Guard troops to the border in South Texas. This is a bad idea, and raises legal concerns. As reported by…

Rationally or irrationally, presidents are credited or blamed for the economy. Barack Obama brought the country back, albeit too haltingly, from a deep recession. Donald Trump built on those gains, keeping unemployment low and the…

There’s no greater insult to the families who have lost someone to COVID-19 than for others to dismiss the severity of the coronavirus. But that’s exactly what State Sens. Caryn Tyson of Parker and Mike…

As much as political leaders and pundits like to cite scientific consensus as unarguable fact, consensus can change. New classification schemes can emerge. New information can shake loose even the most firmly held beliefs as…

Getting vaccinated is the most important thing you can do to help protect yourself and loved ones from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines were made to save lives. They are safe and effective, and they help your…

The record-breaking heat wave baking the West Coast is another painful sign that climate change is here, and we have to adapt. The Pacific Northwest has been sizzling, with conditions forecasters have described as unprecedented…

There wasn’t any doubt that Simone Biles, the international gymnastics phenom, would be wearing our nation’s colors in Tokyo when the Summer Olympics at last returned. Five years and one pandemic-related postponement ago, Biles won…