Opinion
Murder can’t be erased from record
Columns
Some offenses are so heinous they can never be wiped from the record — criminal or moral. There's no normalizing first- or second-degree murder. Not by having done the time with good behavior, not by getting a college degree, not by apologizing. Other crimes don't, in themselves, warrant a ...
Almanac for Sept. 13, 2025
Columns
Today is Saturday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2025. There are 109 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy. Also on this ...
Never forget 9-11
Editorials
Thursday was the 24th anniversary of one of the most harrowing days in United States history: the terrorist attacks that took nearly 3,000 lives here on American soil. The events of that day are etched in the memory of anyone old enough to recall the hijacked planes crashing into the World ...
Editorial cartoon for Sept. 12, 2025
Editorials
Unused land being wasted in US
Columns
The federal government owns about a third of America. Since we're on a path to bankruptcy, it would be smart to sell some unused property. President Donald Trump's Interior Secretary says it may be worth as much as $200 trillion. Selling just a fraction of it would reduce our enormous ...