Editorial
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A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER: Why local journalism matters more than ever
There are moments when it’s worth taking a step back and asking a basic question. What really keeps a community un…
Immigration
The number of immigrants coming illegally to the United States has been declining for several years. Demographers have repeatedly said as much, and now a report by the Pew Hispanic Center confirms it - illegal migr…
Secret Service probe
The 11 Secret Service agents who were part of the president's advance security detail were hired, trained, armed and paid well for their judgment. They failed miserably. Fire them.
French election
Observers have been quick to point out the unprecedented nature of Nicolas Sarkozy's defeat in the first round of the French presidential elections. No incumbent has failed to lead the field at this stage since dir…
Americas summit
It is a sad commentary on the Sixth Summit of the Americas, the triennial gathering of 34 heads of state from North, South and Central America, when the outcomes of the summit are overshadowed by the misbehavior of…
Secret Service scandal
The 11 Secret Service agents who were part of the president's advance security detail were hired, trained, armed and paid well for their judgment. They failed miserably. Fire them.
Ephrata hospital
Voters are leaning toward sustaining Ephrata's Columbia Basin Hospital during this week's $13 million bond request.
Online consumer privacy
As politicians hunker down for a long, bipolar year producing little, citizen-consumers get no vacation from the need to protect their privacy online.
Export-Import Bank fuels trade, jobs
'Strip-search' ruling
Law enforcement officials will be disappointed if they were looking for guidance from the U.S. Supreme Court on the matter of "strip-searching" suspects entering jail. The court took on the issue in a New Jersey ca…
Reader discusses upcoming election
GUEST EDITORIAL
Congress and inside trading
Much like state lawmakers who heralded their ethics reform package last year, Congress is heaping great praise on itself for passing a law banning insider trading and bringing more light to the financial transactio…
Arizona's immigration law
The U.S. Supreme Court should strike down four troubling provisions of Arizona's anti-illegal-immigration law. They conflict with federal laws and shouldn't become models for states grappling with illegal immigrati…
Obama and the Supreme Court
Borrowing a line from conservative critics of the judiciary, President Barack Obama declared that the Supreme Court would be engaging in "judicial activism" if it threw out the 2010 healthcare reform law. Respondin…
Rule of law
If there's a single outcome that will show that the United States succeeded in its military mission to Afghanistan, it will be that the rule of law has been established.
Insurance exchange: paying more for less