In new age, updated G.I. Bill is needed - As the Iraq and Afghanistan wars drag on, we often concentrate on the number of fallen. The loss of more than 4,000 men and women, and the ripples of grief that spread outward, tugs at our hearts. But there's another disturbing number to consider. About 8...MORE...
05/08/08 Letters to the Editor - Banning lighters is a start To the editor -- May 4-10 is National Arson Awareness Week. This year's theme is "Toy-like Lighters -- Playing with Fire." Novelty lighters have features that make them attractive to children under age 5, including "lighters wi...MORE...
04/28/08 Letters to the Editor - Lot to love about 'Bookbound' To the editor -- Re: Dewey Mee's April 27 critique of the Warehouse Theatre play "Bookbound." It is fine that Mr. Mee believes the play "as a theater piece, it is less than stimulating." He is, of course, welcome to his opini...MORE...
CWU players give sportsmanship a lift - With all the bad news these days about the few cheaters and jerks who give sports a bad name, little wonder that a story about a spontaneous and unselfish display of sportsmanship would sweep through the nation's media. The setting was a fastpitch game pi...MORE...
Supreme Court is correct; voter-ID law is prudent - The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a state's right to require photo identification before anyone can vote at the polls doesn't have much practical application here. But Secretary of State Sam Reed thinks it could be another solid argument for imple...MORE...