During campaigns, we focus on the differences between candidates and not the points on which they agree.
Editorials
OUR OPINION: State policy could make bad drug policy worse
Just as public health officials report an increase in the use of injected heroin on our streets, hard limits on the use of the most popular drugs used to treat narcotics addicts are set to go into effect.
OUR OPINION: Political information sources as vital as the message
Two recent federal court decisions support the idea that voters should know who is trying to influence their votes. Both back good state laws that make political actors identify themselves.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Detainee rule should be different for Americans
Although the number of prisoners at Guantanamo has dwindled, the number of detainees could rise again under legislation passed by Congress last year.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Gun rights, gun control not exclusive
One of the stranger revelations of this election season is that gun retailers are gearing up for a surge in winter sales if President Barack Obama is re-elected — similar to what happened after his election in 2008.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: European media clear about US foreign policy
The American news media were caught up in which presidential candidate said what, and when, during protests and violence that cost the lives the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three members of his staff.
OUR OPINION: Near-retirees heading for their own fiscal cliff
It’s no question that we live in an age of economic anxiety, but new research tells us what group is feeling its age the most.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Kate not only among best-dressed, but best-undressed as well
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, came to world attention when, as Kate Middleton, she was dating Prince William, whom she married last year.
OUR OPINION: Administration accountable for its own errors
It’s ironic to see an administration that harps on establishing a culture of responsibility trying to get others to pay for its mistake.
OUR OPINION: At last, Obama, Romney both talk like leaders
Both presidential candidates stepped off the campaign trail Tuesday, and something funny happened.