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SEC should have been on Madoff
February 5, 2009 We hope every member of Congress shares the reaction of Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. more »»
Post office problems telling
February 4, 2009 Millions of American families are having to make do with less because of the recession. more »»
Geithner choice at question
February 3, 2009 Let us assume that Timothy Geithner was telling senators the truth a few days ago when he claimed that his failure to pay $34,000 in taxes he owed from 2001-04 was solely because of “careless... more »»
Good words to live by
February 2, 2009 A comment made by President Obama before he took office was, in some ways, more important than anything he said during his inaugural speech. more »»
Follow the money to the terrorists
January 27, 2009 President Obama has said he intends to place more emphasis on diplomacy — and, presumably, less on military power — to pursue the nation’s foreign policies. more »»
Hancock, Finlandia on right track
January 22, 2009 Officials from the Hancock Public Schools and Finlandia University should be congratulated for thinking outside the box and coming up with creative solutions for difficult situations. more »»
Mr. Obama goes to Washington
January 20, 2009 Today, the United States of America has a new president — Barack Obama. more »»
Killefer on government waste watch
January 16, 2009 We suspect that President-elect Barack Obama is aware that it is not he who will have the most daunting job in government when he takes office on Jan. 20. more »»
Entitlements need to be addressed
January 15, 2009 President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to make entitlement program reform “a central part” of his program to get federal spending under control. We’ll believe it when we see it. more »»
Tax breaks will stimulate economy
January 14, 2009 We agree with President-elect Barack Obama that a particularly fruitful means of stimulating the economy is to provide tax relief for American workers. more »»
Feds should look for fraud source
January 7, 2009 Too many of those who engineered the avalanche-like collapse in the “subprime” mortgage markets have walked away from their misdeeds as rich men and wome. more »»
Israel provoked by Hamas
January 6, 2009 Outrage in the world community about Israel’s invasion of Gaza ignores — possibly intentionally — the fact that Tel Aviv had a good reason to send troops into the Palestinian enclave. more »»
A billion here, a billion there ...
January 5, 2009 Hundreds of billions of dollars of our money is being spent to “bail out” big financial institution. more »»
Ever vigilant against terrorism
January 2, 2009 Islamic terrorists have not been able to carry out a single major attack in our country since Sept. 11, 2001. That is a credit to the nation’s homeland security program. more »»
Duncan good choice for education
December 31, 2008 In some ways, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of a nominee to head the U.S. Department of Education sounds like one of the best selections yet for the new administration. more »»
Madoff scandal abhorrent
December 30, 2008 At some point, due diligence needs to enter into the discussion of financial institution failures in the United States. Thus far it has been noticeably lacking. more »»
Economic decisions need focus
December 26, 2008 Last week the Federal Reserve effectively reduced its discount rate — the interest rate banks pay to borrow — to near zero, in what has been widely interpreted as yet another effort to stabilize hom... more »»
Congressional salaries on the rise
December 23, 2008 Times are tough for many working men and women. Millions are having to deal with unemployment. Many more understand that next year will be tough for their companie. more »»
Blagojevich affair needs keen study
December 16, 2008 Federal investigators should spare no effort in learning just how widespread the conspiracy allegedly involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been. more »»
Somali pirates need swift attention
December 9, 2008 Some pirates operating off the coast of Somalia use fast speedboats and relatively heavy weapons, such as shoulder-fired rockets. Fortunately, those who attacked a U.S. more »» |
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