Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 24, 2013, San Jose Mercury News. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blew it. He had the votes for serious filibuster reform in the palm of his hand, and he chickened out. Reid feared a day ahead when Democrats are no longer the majority party in the Senate. […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 20, 2013, Las Vegas Sun. In his State of the State speech this past week, Gov. Brian Sandoval showed pictures of second-graders as he spoke. They were, he said, members of the “class of 2023.” “It is my hope that the faces of these children will inspire […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 16, 2013, Los Angeles Times. Not long before the economy collapsed in 2008, California’s courts raised many fees and fines to pay for a far-reaching program of courthouse construction. The plan was not for new judicial palaces or unnecessary luxury, but for replacing buildings that were designed […]
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By Ben Goldfarb The generation of young people now entering the workforce – call us Millennials, or Gen Y, or the Vast Unemployed – has a very different relationship with environmentalism than our forebears did. The stereotype of the conservationist hurling himself between the whale and the harpoon is increasingly anachronistic and so too is […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun It was clear as the “fiscal cliff” deadline closed in on federal lawmakers last month that there was no way an online poker bill would reach the floor of the Senate for a vote. It was a disappointing way to end the year for millions of poker players […]
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By Kathryn Reed I have not had an abortion. But I would. I likely would have had one had I gotten pregnant when I didn’t use protection. I would have gotten an abortion – even today – if I were raped and impregnated. I have friends and family members who have had abortions. It is […]
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To the community, The Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra, an annual Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsor, hosted the Jan. 14 Bread & Broth Mexican theme dinner at St. Theresa Church hall. “Kiwanis is about helping people and we are happy to be able to serve. It is unfortunate that these meals are needed but […]
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By Gail Collins, New York Times Forty years ago this month, the Supreme Court handed down the great abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade. To be honest, you’re not going to be seeing a whole lot of cake and Champagne. Time magazine recognized the occasion with a downbeat cover story. (“They’ve Been Losing Ever Since.”) […]
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By Terry Soule No matter their age, our children are always our children. It is never easy to see them sick, or injured or hurting. Our mama-heart aches with each of their aches. As a mother of four grown children, I have experienced this many times over the years, but never so much as after […]
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To the community, This past Saturday morning I stopped by St. Theresa School with our kindergarten teacher to check on classroom pets because of how cold it was the night before. When we got into the building we quickly realized that something was wrong with the boiler. I felt bad but, I called Father Grace […]
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