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Editorials

Disgusted, wants answers on Postal Service changes

Barb: From Diane L. Schabo, Iron Mountain – Remember years ago, the Postal Service’s motto was “Through Rain, Snow, Sleet and Hail”. Back then, it was unheard of for our mail not to be delivered. Working for the post office was a good job and many stood in line to apply. Not the case ...

Are we in a productivity boom?

The U.S. economy has been marked this year by the paradox of a rising stock market but a slowing labor market. Could the explanation be a productivity boom, led in part by artificial intelligence? That seems possible given Wednesday’s report that the economy grew a robust 4.3% in the third ...

‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’

[Note: This editorial originally appeared under the headline, "Is There a Santa Claus?" in the New York Sun on Sept. 21, 1897. It was written by Francis P. Church, though published uncredited at the time.] Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa ...