What does Trump think on guns?
One of the criticisms of President Donald Trump is that he tends to agree with the last person to talk to him on an issue.
Category Archives: Opinion
We need to demand that our government protect free speech on the internet
In this day and age, it is close to impossible for anyone to get through life without using the internet. That reality is even more true here in Alaska, where larger distances separate us and we have less infrastructure to connect us.
Laxalt running for Sandoval’s third term
Republican gubernatorial candidate Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, right, greets Glenn Noll, left, and Barbara Rodgick after speaking at Veterans Village in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. @KMCannonPhoto El candidato republicano a la gobernacion, el fiscal general de Nevada, Adam Laxalt, saluda a Frank Myers luego de hablar en Veterans Village, en el centro de Las Vegas, el 24 de enero de 2018.
City justified in charging late fees on overdue accounts
The only thing we question about the city's decision to charge late fees on some overdue accounts is this: What took you? Earlier this week we reported that the City of Minot is proposing to charge late fees on overdue accounts while developing formal policies for extending credit to commercial haulers. The Minot City Council, acting as the Committee of the Whole Wednesday, voted to recommend the city begin on April 1 to impose a monthly interest charge of 1.75 percent on all accounts, including commercial landfill accounts, that are more than 30 days past due.
Fitzgerald: Remembering a man, his timeless message
President Donald Trump and First lady Melania Trump listen to a sermon during a funeral service at the Billy Graham Library for the Rev. Billy Graham, who died last week at age 99, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Charlotte, N.C. To borrow a line from an old British sitcom, this was the week that was, and it's not likely we shall see a week like it again, given the aimless direction in which America seems to be heading.
Battenfeld: Statie scandals may roil Baker’s re-election bid
FORCED TO RETIRE: Emails obtained by the Herald indicate Gov. Charlie Baker's aides discussed Col. Richard McKeon's retirement more than a day before it was announced.
Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs will hurt our economy and tank our stock market
With tax cuts and spending increases already raising the prospect of inflation, protectionism will push the Fed to raise rates even faster. Trump's steel, aluminum tariffs will hurt our economy and tank our stock market With tax cuts and spending increases already raising the prospect of inflation, protectionism will push the Fed to raise rates even faster.
Video Editorial: Can we forgive our way out of this mess?
Harboring anger and resentment won't do anything but keep the momentum of violence going. Maybe empathy, kindness and understanding can break the cycle.
Ricardo B. Salinas: The enduring bond between the US and Mexico
Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer in Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water." The film is this year's top Oscar contender, with 13 nominaitons.
What federal law(s) should North Dakota ignore?
Empowered state and municipal politicians in various parts of the country are at it again - asserting that their governments will not comply with federal law nor adequately cooperate with federal officials charged with enforcing U.S. law. cities are elevating local pols' own feelings and values - in this case, support for open borders and the welcoming - even inviting - of illegal aliens to their communities above national law.
Lifelong Visalia Republicans find Nunes a bitter disappointmenta
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, flanked by the committee's ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., listens on Capitol Hill in Washington during the committee's hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, flanked by the committee's ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., listens on Capitol Hill in Washington during the committee's hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Donald Trump says seize guns now, sort out legalities later | Opinion
President Donald Trump , who often describes himself as the "biggest fan" of the Second Amendment and the National Rifle Association, threw them both under the bus Wednesday in a remarkable soliloquy that also shredded other parts of the Constitution. Continuing his harsh criticism of how Florida law enforcement responded to a mass shooting at a Florida high school two weeks ago, the Republican president told a bipartisan meeting of lawmakers that police should have taken the shooter's guns away "whether they had the right or not."
Baker must stand firm
We're not surprised the Baker administration won't go along with an agreement brokered by two state lawmakers with police groups on how to deal with illegal immigrants suspected of committing serious crimes. In fact, we're both surprised and disappointed that the police associations in question would agree to language that effectively handcuffs their efforts to keep potentially dangerous criminals off the streets.
Don’t let the absurd ploy to arm teachers distract you
The deliberately outrageous idea of arming classroom teachers is nothing more than a distraction, a ploy by the gun lobby to buy time for passions to cool. Don't get sidetracked.
Max Boot: Trump vs. Mueller is a battle for America’s soul
Reading The Washington Post's extraordinary article comparing the lives of Special Ccounsel Robert Mueller and President Donald Trump made me realize that the war between the two men is not just a struggle over the fate of this presidency. Mueller was born to wealth and attended elite institutions - St. Paul's School, Princeton University, the University of Virginia School of Law - but felt compelled to serve his country.
1editorialsTribune Editorial: Utah’s GOP burns itself down
The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Republican Party Central Committee members wait to speak during the committee's meeting at the Park City Library Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. To the annoyance of most of the state's Republicans, a minority group of purist bullies on the party's state central committee have once again met to embarrass themselves and the party at large.
Dear Mexico: Please forgive us for Donald Trump | Moran
Today, let's take a moment to apologize to the people of Mexico over the boorish behavior of President Trump, who continues to press the insane demand that they pay for his wall. It's not going to happen.
Temporary budget fixes are legislative malpractice | Editorial
When legislators made $1 billion in new taxes temporary in 2016, they set the state budget up to go into a freefall June 30, 2018. Their promise was to come up with permanent solutions before the state reached that "fiscal cliff."
Ban semi-automatic guns, bump stocks
When I was a teenager, I started to hunt . I hunted with friends and family and I enjoyed it.
Those Trump trysts: how much is too much?
But we're now talking allegations of not one, not two, but three porn actresses, in one room, at the same time, in a Lake Tahoe golf resort hotel, with Donald Trump in his pajamas. The details come from Ronan Farrow in The New Yorker , the journalist who also broke much of the Harvey Weinstein story.