by Doyle McManus WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records in New York is an ignoble first. No former president has ever […]
Opinion
‘Manchin for governor’ more than just a rumor
The talk about the possibility of Joe Manchin running for West Virginia governor again is real. As MetroNews’s Brad McElhinny reported last week, two sources close to Manchin have confirmed […]
Bouncing bubbles is a fun way to get kids outside this summer
It is officially summer time for my kiddos! School is out and warm weather has us spending all our free time outside. I love summer time and getting to soak […]
Let voters decide on abortion directly
We’re not fans of special legislative sessions (which you already know if you regularly read our editorials). However, every once in a blue moon, they can be justified, and the […]
Controlling Congress counts, too
by Steven Roberts Happy Valley, Ore., population 23,733, played a small but significant role in American politics last week. That’s the hometown of Janelle Bynum, a state legislator who won […]
Christian Cooper could charm birds from the trees
The mere mention of some people’s names brings a smile to my face. Christian Cooper’s brings several. “My name is Christian Cooper, and I am a birder,” is how he […]
It’s possible to leave a kid in a car. It can also be prevented
By now, most of us have heard about the young child who was found deceased in a hot car last week. We offer our condolences to the family for their […]
The election that few of us want will tell us who we are
by John M. Crisp Somehow the undesired appears to have become the inevitable. In January, 76% of respondents to a Reuters/Ipsos poll said that President Joe Biden should not seek […]
What the ‘New Nixon’ could teach Donald Trump
Fifty-six years ago in August 1968, Richard Nixon achieved what The New York Times called “the greatest reversal of fortune in American political history.” Times columnist James Reston went further, […]
Israeli, Palestinian leaders once shared peace prize
Now they may share war crimes charges It is somehow fitting that the International Criminal Court prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants against leaders of both Hamas and Israel in connection […]
