Editorials

Greedy to control others’ free speech

Bernie Sanders, greedy for power to punish people he considers greedy, has occasioned 2016’s best joke (reported in…

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Battle of Iwo Jima eulogy memorable

“Flags of our Fathers” writer’s dad may not have been present at Iwo Jima flag raising, after all?…

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Senate has a role in Supreme Court pick

Obama warns high court credibility at stake in nominee fight Obama to meet with GOP leaders on court…

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Right to happiness isn’t constitutional

Is happiness a right? That sounds good, of course, because who doesn’t want to be happy? And who…

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Pancake economics and socialists syrup

Consider the pancake. Humble, in and of itself, yet made glorious by the addition of maple syrup. What…

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We won’t overlook our first president

Rest easy, Gen. Washington. It’s simply not true that the federal government callously demoted your birthday observance to…

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Our endorsements in the GOP primary

Tyler Paper retracts endorsement of House District 5 candidate Philip Hayes Editor’s note: The Tyler Paper editorial board…

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There should be nothing controversial about Doritos ad

In a day when the most innocuous thing can quickly become political, a Doritos Super Bowl commercial has…

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Cupid’s arrow has a real point to it

There really is a point to all that mushy stuff, the flowers and the cards and the candy…

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Smith County should spend its money on road repairs

The front page of Tuesday’s Tyler Morning Telegraph quotes Smith County Commissioner Terry Phillips regarding Smith County roads…