Opinion
Published on February 11, 2025 - Page 15
An iron rule of education politics is that the more test scores decline, the more money the teachers unions demand. So it goes in California where...
Published on February 11, 2025 - Page 15
The average hospital bill for a heart attack is roughly $18,300, according to a study from 2024, published in the journal "Circulation:...
Published on February 11, 2025 - Page 15
In his book, "They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45," Milton Mayer wrote, "And so, just as there is when one man dreads the policeman on...
Published on February 11, 2025 - Page 15
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On his first day back in the White House, President Trump unveiled a sweeping plan to "put the American economy, the American...
Published on February 11, 2025 - Page 15
What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull-dozer.
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What did the farmer call the cow that had no milk? An udder failure.
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Why did the pig have ink...
Published on February 10, 2025 - Page 6
The pardons issued by both former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are indefensible.
Designed by the framers of the U.S. Constitution...
Published on February 10, 2025 - Page 6
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Lamar Hunt had a problem. The big game, the biggest of its kind ever held, was being planned. And it needed a name worthy of the...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 21
The trade war we are now fighting with the United States -- a war we never wanted -- is a momentous test for our country.
The cost of living, already...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 21
ROSE: For most of us, advanced math might as well be Mars. It's so far beyond our grasp, we just know we're not going.
But it now seems possible...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 21
Once again, I feel it necessary to provide a Civics lesson to those among us that never had a Civics course and those who have forgotten the Civics...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 21
Abolish the Department of Education.
Control the Panama Canal.
Defang the mullahs of Iran.
Do those issues sound familiar?
I'm not talking about what...
Published on February 8, 2025 - Page 16
Rumors are swirling in Washington about the next targets of the Department of Government Efficiency. On Jan. 20, President Trump commissioned the...
Published on February 8, 2025 - Page 16
ROSE: We wish Central Columbia freshman Charlotte Anne Monahon nothing but success as she trains for the National Triathlon Championship in Milwaukee...
Published on February 8, 2025 - Page 16
For decades, birthright citizenship has vexed Republicans, Democrats and constitutional scholars. President Donald Trump's executive order described...
Published on February 8, 2025 - Page 16
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Diversity-Equity-and-Inclusion initiatives, while conceived with good intentions, have increasingly become a double-edged sword....
Published on February 7, 2025 - Page 15
There is little in President Donald Trump’s flirtation with a trade war that makes sense. His ostensible reason for imposing a new 25% tariff on...
Published on February 7, 2025 - Page 15
ROSE: Danville's council members, some of whom are also firefighters, have advice for borough businesses: Consider investing in an external key safe...
Published on February 7, 2025 - Page 15
If you’d read the Press Enterprise, Tuesday, Feb. 4, page 6 AP article titled, “Closing USAID sets off Democrats,” and were satisfied you’d gotten...
Published on February 7, 2025 - Page 15
Violent, vindicative, petty. These adjectives, long associated with Trump, have already been in the news since he took office.
Regarding violence,...
Published on February 6, 2025 - Page 15
As national eyes focus on the midair collision of a commercial plane with a military helicopter over the Potomac River, concerns remain about how to...
Published on February 6, 2025 - Page 15
Ever since the COVID pandemic, we've heard about its effect on children's education.
And it's clear the educational system may have caught a case of...
Published on February 6, 2025 - Page 15
At the funeral of the president Jimmy Carter, the younger Carter painted the 39th president as a regular "Paw Paw" from a tiny village who was able...
Published on February 6, 2025 - Page 15
How many of you voted Elon Musk as the Supreme Leader of the United States last November? How many of you know that Elon Musk is now in control of...
Published on February 6, 2025 - Page 15
What kind of fish do penguins catch at night? Starfish.
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What bites but doesn't have teeth? Frost.
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What happens when you catch a cold? You get...
Published on February 6, 2025 - Page 15
I am writing to extend my sincere gratitude for the outstanding "Cars We Remember" articles by Greg Zyla in the "WHEELS" section of the Sunday paper...
Published on February 5, 2025 - Page 6
As Donald Trump's tariff play against Mexico and Canada continues to unfold, it's important for the president to remember his own most famous concept...
Published on February 5, 2025 - Page 6
Perhaps Columbia County could be a model for our nation at large when it comes to problem solving.
Two weeks after a Democratic county commissioner...
Published on February 5, 2025 - Page 6
International Space Station (ISS): Hello, Houston, Starliner crew Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams here. Any word on when we can return home?...
Published on February 5, 2025 - Page 6
There's a scene in the movie "Fargo" where a character is sitting on her cozy couch contentedly knitting as a sinister figure appears at a sliding...
Published on February 5, 2025 - Page 6
Why are piggy banks so wise? They're filled with common cents.
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What happens when a strawberry gets run over crossing the street? Traffic jam...