8+ hour, 17+ min ago  (449+ words) What exactly do we want to be as a country when we grow up? "Saving face" is a smoke and mirrors exercise. It's all about avoiding embarrassment about an error. It is smoke and mirrors because everyone knows anyway but…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (674+ words) Editor's note: The following letters to the editor were inadvertently omitted from the Sunday, June 22 paper. We apologize for the inconvenience. Now that our dictator-in-chief has elected war over peace (without congressional approval), we need to expect that Iran will…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1091+ words) The civic education needed to support our democracy should begin in grade school and continue through high school and into adulthood. It should involve actual experience in democratic processes. Opinion: Civic education is needed for all Americans in order to…...