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DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Insulting Mitsch Bush is just weakness

In a June 3 editorial (“ The Herald also reported the reaction “from the Tipton camp,” which fit perfectly with what we’ve come to expect of Trump and Trump enablers like Tipton: insults wi...

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

America has clear health care choice

I was entertained by Greg Schackel’s email about taking his tax bill to the post office, expecting it to be postmarked that day and encountering a sign saying that mail received after 3 PM w...

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

That boulder on Highway 145 needs a better name

That boulder on Highway 145 needs a better name, don’t you think?

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Tri-State, accept this coal-buyout offer

La Plata Electric Association members wanting cheaper and cleaner electricity are excited to hear that LPEA’s expensive, coal-centric wholesale provider Tri-State Generation, received a majo...

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The one-income trap

Can feminists and conservatives unite around policies that work for families?

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Trump’s Mexico tariffs would be risky and nasty

WASHINGTON – President Trump’s latest foray into trade policy is notable for its economic recklessness (it could tip Mexico into a recession, followed perhaps by the United States), its grat...

DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

One ignorant punk’s mindless insult

I am compelled to comment on the abject irony of the reporting about the punk vandal inscribing swastikas during the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day and Operation Overlord (“ ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hancock again: The runoff in Denver’s mayor’s race ends with tall orders

The runoff in Denver’s mayor’s race ends with tall orders

DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

This podcast perfect for mom-spying

On a recent Friday afternoon, a stylish woman in her early 40s showed up at a Brooklyn podcasting studio to tape what was essentially a three-hour therapy session, which was to later be cond...

DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

And a blind dog shall lead the humans – to love

CAMDEN, S.C. – Eulogies, it has always seemed to me, are best delivered while the subject is living and can enjoy hearing the best version of him- or herself. Thus, today’s column...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

9-R board, administrators, could learn from you

I want to thank community members for the generous outpouring you showed in support of our school children. Together, we raised $860 to support Miller Middle School kids with negative lunch ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns