In Syria, allies stage a rerun
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and its allies are moving in Syria toward a program of covert support for the rebels that, for better or worse, looks very...
View ArticleCan't forget four years ago that easily
Are you better off today than you were four years ago? Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign zinger is back in 2012.
View ArticleJudge's treatment a double standard
Regarding the article in Saturday's Herald: "State Patrol stops, arrests judge," I noticed that the judge was given a ride home, presumably by the...
View ArticleBad repercussions will be only result
I totally agree with the Aug. 15 letter, "We're on course to lose this country." Washingtonians need to wake up and take notice of what is happening...
View ArticleObama's claims just don't add up
We have heard the president say these two things over and over. No 1.: I inherited this mess from George W. Bush, and I can't do anything about...
View ArticleI want my name off the petition
I just got done reading the Sunday Viewpoints guest commentary about the phony petitioners working for Cedar Grove. I wish I had would have known...
View ArticleObama has his priorities wrong
Let's see. We have two wars going on, a shaky economy, a financial crisis looming, genocide in Syria, a bad world economy....
View ArticleWhere's coverage of Paralympics?
How many of you even knew that the 2012 Paralympics were being held right now in London? I had to do some searching to even find out if it was being...
View ArticleFirst Lady: You, too, can be Mitt Romney
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michelle Obama connected with voters during her moving opening night speech of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. She...
View ArticleObama in Clinton's glow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Moments before Bill Clinton took the stage at the Democratic Party's convention, word bubbled through the Time Warner Cable Arena...
View ArticlePut football in its place
As the Penn State University sexual abuse scandal unfolded in all its ugly detail, the entire "football culture" that drives many universities these...
View ArticleTake steps to grow old well
It's a cruel truth: the golden years won't be golden for many Americans.
View ArticleA tale of two conventions
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Judging by the party conventions, you'd wonder why this election is even close.
View ArticleObama's deep regard mostly for himself
WASHINGTON -- Given the state of the economy, by any historical standard, Barack Obama should be 15 points behind Mitt Romney. Why is he tied? The...
View ArticleJudge shows us how to handle it
The Herald article on Saturday, "State Patrol arrests judge suspected of DUI" was rather intriguing to me. I just want to make sure I have the facts...
View ArticleIvy League Penn is not Penn State
In your editorial Thursday, not only did you make the grievous error of confusing the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) with Penn State University...
View ArticlePlatform insults rights of women
Thanks to the writer for defining the Republican platform on abortion in the Sunday letter "Opposes public funds for abortion." As the Republican...
View ArticleRequire pledge of competency
Can we have our would-be senators and representatives sign a competency pledge before the next session? It's not quite as simple as Norquist's, but...
View ArticleState needs way to fund Head Start
I am discouraged by the fact that there has been so little news coverage regarding the upcoming "across-the-board cuts" that will strip desperately...
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