Opinion

Republican politicos say that taking unlimited sums of campaign cash from corporations and billionaires is the American way, claiming that money is “free” speech. Democrats disagree, but say they can’t unilaterally disarm, so they join the ever-escalating arms race ...

Against the public lands giveaway This week, in referring to his recent decision to shrink national monuments in Utah and open them up to...

Amy Meyer was curious. Then she was appalled. Then she was charged with the “crime” of using a cell phone to video what appalled her...

Educate, don’t evangelize (Re: “Promote veganism more,” Letters, Feb. 18, 2021).  Erica Sodos says that going vegan is “the best action we can take to help...

The governor and his agency heads who caused the sudden appearance of lead and other toxics in the water that the families of Flint...

Thanks, firefighters...

Junie Joseph responds On the first day of the new year, my resolution was tested. As a public servant, my new year’s resolution is that we...

Slight of hand Misdirection is a form of deception in which the attention of an audience is focused on one thing in order to distract...

Valmont in perspective...

A Canary in the Coal Mine I was mystified and dismayed to learn that a pelican was found dead in the water at Union Reservoir...

This election year has been so peculiar that it is easy to overlook some unusual events. At the United Nations, a prominent official lambasted a...

You know what’s wrong with American politics? It’s that there just aren’t enough ways for giant corporations and mega-rich political donors to funnel their...