"I have this haunting sense that our country has lost the zeal and determination and spirit that our founding fathers had in establishing a new nation."
"We are not electing our leaders to run a marathon. We are not electing them to throw a football. We are electing them to lead our country, something that their extra years living in this country has beneficially informed."
Letters to the Editor for Sept. 24
"Republicans were unwilling to negotiate with Governor Hobbs or Democrats on reining in universal vouchers or reconsidering the impact of lowered income tax rates."
Letters to the Editor for Sept. 23
No propaganda technique is used in isolation. Whataboutism is combined with repeating a lie over and over until a segment of people come to believe it. Ad hominem attacks are also part of the strategy, where prosecutors, judges, other candidates, government leaders and law enforcement agenci…
Letters to the Editor for Sept. 22
Editorial cartoons
I have been selected to be a member of the Daily Star Editorial Advisory Board, and I have been invited to share with other members an editorial I liked, and one I didn’t like. I thought I would share with Star readers mainly what I like to see in an otherwise well-written facts or ideas-bas…
Both Mt. bikers and hikers should have safe access to National Forest Trails. That is not the case today. Most trails are narrow and with limited visibility. Years ago, Mt. bikers created their own trail on which they, for their enjoyment, risked life and limb (More power to those youngsters…
"I have this haunting sense that our country has lost the zeal and determination and spirit that our founding fathers had in establishing a new nation."
"We are not electing our leaders to run a marathon. We are not electing them to throw a football. We are electing them to lead our country, something that their extra years living in this country has beneficially informed."
Letters to the Editor for Sept. 24
It’s understandable that many parents are upset about what is being taught in their schools. They should be even more upset about what’s not being taught (at least not effectively): English grammar, reading, writing, mathematics, logic, truth, goodness, aesthetics.
Improving schooling requires better compensation for educators to draw talent to the vital profession
U.S. Customs and Border Protection leaders should take a new report showing human-rights abuses by agents seriously. Accountability should be swift and transparent.
The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ announces a 10-member Editorial Advisory Board, its members volunteering to help the Star reflect the community in its news and Opinion pages.
Renée Schafer Horton, a longtime journalist and freelance contributor to the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, has won the National Society of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥paper Columnists’ 2023 award for general print column.
Anything that puts up barriers to the public's access to records makes agencies less transparent and less accountable.Â
"I have this haunting sense that our country has lost the zeal and determination and spirit that our founding fathers had in establishing a new nation."
"We are not electing our leaders to run a marathon. We are not electing them to throw a football. We are electing them to lead our country, something that their extra years living in this country has beneficially informed."
It’s understandable that many parents are upset about what is being taught in their schools. They should be even more upset about what’s not being taught (at least not effectively): English grammar, reading, writing, mathematics, logic, truth, goodness, aesthetics.
Improving schooling requires better compensation for educators to draw talent to the vital profession
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A previous letter recommended taking the money from the million tree campaign to build solar Ramadas. Locally produced power has many advantages but trees are also needed.
Despite front page reporting, it is my belief Hunter Biden's new felony gun charges are a meaningless and deceptive distraction from the real issues in this case; why has he only been charged with "no jail time" misdemeanors for evading paying of income taxes on literally multi-millions of d…
Homeless camps for all but the elderly, should be located well away for the City. They should be built using military style tents with cafeterias (probably tents), latrines, and showers facilities. They should have physical and mental health care to include detoxification programs provided. …
An article in Sunday’s ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ states that ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne struck an alliance with Moms for Liberty on a shared goal of electing conservatives to school boards in 2024.