Saturday’s editorial:
“The
First Amendment protects political speech; and disclosure permits citizens and
shareholders to react to the speech of corporate entities in a proper way. This
transparency enables the electorate to make informed decisions and give proper
weight to different speakers and messages.” - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony
Kennedy, writing for the majority in “Citizens United v. Federal Election
Commission.”
It’s a shame that the U.S. Senate
was unable to pass a law this week ensuring that voters know who is behind the
flurry of corporate spending on political ads that this fall is sure to bring.
But it’s also unclear whether the legislation they were considering was the
right law for the task. If members of both parties have to suffer through
anonymous attack ads this fall as a result, perhaps they are getting what they
deserved.
Continue reading "Partisans united" »
Friday’s editorial:
Another year; another crummy,
misleading report about the quality of our beaches.
Continue reading "Besmirching the beach" »
Thursday’s editorial:
The suggestions recently released
by the state’s Tax Realignment Commission are not yet set in stone, but they do
reflect one undeniable truth: There is no painless way to approach next year’s
state budget.
Continue reading "Spreading the burden" »
Wednesday’s second editorial offers our encouragement to two
groups of young sluggers.
Local fans of our national pastime
have had plenty to cheer about this summer.
Continue reading "Baseball heroes" »
Wednesday’s editorial notes the twist on local sports
tourism represented by new marathons.
Whether they know it or not,
everyone needs a bottle opener shaped like a shark-bitten surfboard.
Continue reading "Best foot forward" »
By Ron Harris (in part)
My column topic this week was going to be America’s “new” journalism -- those publicists who masquerade as journalists, and the hypocrisy of the left-wing pundits and their minions. But, dang it, Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard and John Nolte of BigGovernment.com beat me to the punch.
Continue reading "Notes On Conspiracies & Fascism" »
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