News: The New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams to win Super Bowl LIII.
An omission from column
5 years ago — 2014
Effort tackles childhood poverty
Congress is properly pushing back against U.S. support for the savage war Saudi Arabia and its allies have waged in Yemen, which has killed tens of thousands of civilians. On Wednesday, the House voted 248 to 177 to invoke authority under the 1973 War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. force…
American debt concerns persist
America has survived many national emergencies. Presidents have dealt with innumerable crises. Being forced to sign a compromise-laden spending bill doesn’t qualify.
Eau Claire could be a leader
5 years ago — 2014
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Amazon is taking its ball and going home, and New York Democrats are actually celebrating.
One year ago Thursday, as images of frightened children fleeing the scene of a gun massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School wracked our nation, the initial reaction was hopelessness.
Bad choice on high-speed rail
5 years ago — 2014
Dear Abby: Valentine’s Day is here and, to be honest, I don’t know much about St. Valentine. So I wonder if he meant the day to only be about lovers.
“Snowmageddon.”
5 years ago — 2014
Within our society today there are two sides when it comes to transgender rights: those for and those against.
Questions about Trump abound
5 years ago — 2014
Tax cuts yield services decline
5 years ago — 2014
Column makes strong points
5 years ago — 2014
Advancing wall makes sense
Editor’s note: The weekly “Thumbs Up-Thumbs Down” editorial offers opinions on highs and lows in the news.
5 years ago — 2014
Can we all agree on this? The ridiculous and futile 35-day partial shutdown of the federal government that ended Jan. 25 does not deserve a sequel when the funding deal reached that day runs out on Friday.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has done it again — disappointed conservatives, that is. On Thursday night, Roberts joined the Supreme Court’s Democratic appointees in blocking enforcement of a Louisiana abortion law.
5 years ago — 2014
Whenever I encounter words like “boomer,” “Gen Xer” and “millennial” used to explain political behavior, it’s normally my practice to quit reading. Cant invariably follows. As anybody old enough to remember the Kennedy assassinations and the Vietnam War understands, so-called “boomers” have …
Question about babies settled
Weather, climate different
5 years ago — 2014
We may look back at 2018 as a tipping point in our climate conversations. Sobering stories of record-breaking wildfires, devastating hurricanes and extreme downpours captured headlines while two new climate assessments warned of the urgency and magnitude of the climate challenge we face. The…
Council criticism misses mark
5 years ago — 2014
5 years ago — 2014
Celebrating love
