In its May 7 cold opening, Saturday Night Live took a jab at Justice Samuel Alito’s reference to a Dark Ages legal treatise. Host Benedict Cumberbatch, playing […]
Editorials
What happens if we forgive student debt?
Yesterday, we discussed the generational cycle of student loan debt: how the pressure from parents, the (unfulfilled) promise of better economic fortunes and skyrocketing tuition over the […]
Student debt is a generational burden
The closer we get the midterm elections, the more debate we hear about student loan forgiveness. President Biden campaigned on tackling the student debt crisis, but he […]
Addiction is not a moral failure
There are many stigmas around addiction. The most harmful one, though, may be that addiction is a moral failure. That succumbing to the siren’s call of drugs […]
Court overreacting to Daniel’s Law
Regular readers are likely aware of the Daily Report/Area Arrests lists that appear in the newspaper. It includes the names of the arrestees, their age, their hometown […]
If Roe goes, birth control is likely next
“Nothing changes instantaneously: In a gradually heating bathtub you’d be boiled to death before you knew it.” — The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood After our editorial […]
How did Mooney beat McKinley?
Despite some polls that put incumbent Alex Mooney ahead of incumbent David McKinley, we were still surprised to see Mooney prevail. After all, this is McKinley’s home […]
Unsafe intersection needs immediate, interim solution
The wheels of bureaucracy are known to turn slowly, but when it comes to potentially severe bodily harm, the wheels must turn faster. Nearly six months ago, […]
Pro-life? Get ready to prove it
There’s a sort of … irony? … bittersweetness? … to talking about the almost certain death of Roe v. Wade on Mother’s Day. In part because the […]
Editorial Encore: Are you prepared to vote in the Primary Election?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial was adapted from one that originally ran June 9, 2020. All times and dates have been updated for the current election cycle. If […]
