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Editorials

Millennials can change world, starting right now

To the class of 2022 and all the millennials coming of age in these times of pandemic, economic and racial strife, environmental deterioration and the perpetuation of disinformation leading to the rise of authoritarianism, the world needs you, and it needs you right now. It seems there are ...

Make it harder for bad people to penetrate our schools

“We also hear and see in the media too many unfortunate examples — whether it be a church, businesses, government buildings or even schools — where people are coming into those buildings and doing harm to others.” Former Marshall Public Schools District Superintendent Scott Monson ...

Memorial Day speech for ages given at Gettysburg

To honor the people who have died defending freedom and liberty of we the people, we bring you “a few appropriate remarks” from President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg: Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this ...

Another mass shooting — this time in Texas

This editorial is written with a heavy heart — and sense of helplessness. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday afternoon that a gunman had just killed 14 students and a teacher at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio. We also learned many more injured ...

Return ill-gotten profits to the people

Unlike the buccaneers, highwaymen and feudal land barons of yore, the robbers of the current economy are the oil profiteers, grocery corporations and landlord hedge funds fleecing the working-class people. They must be stopped in robbing the people by the only means of control they understand ...

2022 graduates represent our future

Spring is in the air and summer is just around the corner. It’s a special time of the year. Not only are we enjoying the warmer weather, but it’s also a time to celebrate new beginnings such as graduations. From kindergarten to college, students can express a sigh of relief as they are ...