Editorials

New book examines our need for grace

Most of us have an image of the counterculture, shaped by memory or mythmaking, that involves Haight-Ashbury, flea-market…

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Recalling the day when Saigon fell

East Texas Salute to bring back traveling Vietnam Wall Editor’s note: As we near the 40th anniversary of…

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It isn’t wrong to want to leave something to your kids

Prepare for the rise of the landed nobility. Democracy as we’ve known it was nice while it lasted,…

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Baptists, bootleggers agree on poor policy

     Smoking, said King James I in 1604, is “loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful…

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Fixing things that haven’t happened

The slipperiest kind of argument is the slippery slope — the argument that while Proposition A might not…

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Earth Day is over, now it’s People Day

Caldwell Zoo parties for the planet at Earth Day event A greener way to do business on Earth…

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Capitalism is best for environment

Today is Earth Day, and we can celebrate it by thanking the environment’s best friend: capitalism. The progress…

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Engage with Cuba, but push freedoms

US-Cuba relations challenge MLB baseball players, but bring hope Plan unveiled to open path to Cuba for US…

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Marijuana fails to live up to promises

Legal marijuana milestone heads for Seattle museum Nevada bill would allow sick pets to use medical marijuana Colorado…

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The franchise tax should be reformed

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for reform of the state’s franchise tax, and he’s right. As he…