You ever wonder if pedestrian safety projects are relegated to something akin to a paving schedule? We do and rather than just wondering, there’s reason to believe pedestrian safety improvements […]
Opinion
Democrats in need of smarter nominating process
Is anything really wrong with Jay Inslee? Was John Hickenlooper not qualified to be president? And is Steve Bullock a weak candidate? The answers are no, no, no and for […]
Aug. 28 letters to the editor
Plastics industry a bad deal for West Virginians Rebecca McPhail of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association (DP-Sunday) touted development of a proposed Appalachian Storage Hub (ASH) for natural gas, and […]
Rising incidents of firearms at airports soaring skyward?
So, who’s counting how many guns are detected among passengers’ belongings at airports? The federal Transportation Security Administration is and it appears its count is on a record pace. That […]
They must have lost their minds in San Francisco
San Francisco, a city described in song for its natural beauty, is descending into an abyss of homelessness, the use of sidewalks as toilets and a place you might not […]
Strive toward its best aspirations
The U.S. Constitution provides two methods for its own amendment. We’re familiar with the first: Amendments may be proposed and approved by two-thirds of the House and Senate and then […]
It’s public knowledge Governor’s Mansion costing state dearly
It’s doubtful the Governor’s Mansion is the only vacant floor space costing the state dearly. Last summer, state taxpayers learned that the state had paid nearly $1 million for vacant […]
His restaurant got green and others can too
I run Mexican restaurants in San Diego, the taco capital of the United States. We see our restaurants as community gathering places and believe we have a responsibility to make […]
Cruelty is the point here, but is it evil?
We meet, my friends, in the face of evil. In popular culture and historical memory, of course, evil has many faces. It is Darth Vader raising a lightsaber and Dr. […]
Aug. 26 letters to the editor
Use of herbicides along creek bank all wrong We respect the job that Mon Power employees do. It’s not easy maintaining a system that’s continually assaulted by the elements. That […]
