VIEW FROM AWAY: Stephen King book gets kicked out of high school, temporarily

Editorials

Published
November 3, 2012

VIEW FROM AWAY: Stephen King book gets kicked out of high school, temporarily

Think about Stephen King books with disturbing themes and the tale of the Overlook, a malevolent hotel, might come to mind, or Christine, a malevolent Plymouth.
Published
November 2, 2012

VIEW FROM AWAY: Electoral College could deliver election surprise

If you want to make God laugh, says the proverb, tell him your plans.
Published
November 1, 2012

OUR OPINION: Is GOP hoping poll watchers will keep voters away?

Sometimes the key to a successful campaign is a good get-out-the-vote effort in which volunteers call and visit sympathetic voters, making sure they don't forget to cast a ballot, sometimes even offering a ride to the polls.
Published
November 1, 2012

VIEW FROM AWAY: Muddled positions about nuclear waste no accident

Exposure to nuclear waste is dangerous. Exposure to hypocrisy over nuclear waste also should be avoided.
Published
October 31, 2012

OUR OPINION: NOAA satellites vital in bracing for superstorm

Superstorm Sandy has been called a lot of names, but "surprise" was not one of them.

Published
October 30, 2012

OUR OPINION: Will campaign signs be blowin’ in the wind?

Of all the analyses of both Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 election, one question is not getting the attention it deserves.
Published
October 29, 2012

VIEW FROM AWAY: Armstrong’s legacy: Destruction of public trust

The race is over for Lance Armstrong, but the question remains: What lasting impact will his years of cheating and denying have on the future of cycling and other sports?
Published
October 29, 2012

VIEW FROM AWAY: Positive spin on politics at the dinner table

Watch the presidential debates and get a heavy dose about what’s wrong with politic discourse in America. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama tried to out-shout each other, ignoring moderators’ directives and plunging onward with accusatory tones, gross distortions, dismissive eye-rolls and a few snotty asides.
Published
October 29, 2012

VIEW FROM AWAY: Boy Scouts failed boys, their families

The real perversion of the Boy Scouts of America’s so-called perversion files — compiled to blacklist accused sexual predators — is that they did more to protect the reputation of the organization than to safeguard young, vulnerable boys. By quietly pushing volunteer Scout leaders to resign in lieu of reporting accusations of sexual abuse to […]
Published
October 29, 2012

OUR OPINION: Bond questions all address vital state needs

In an era when governments and families alike are trying to reduce debt, it seems harder to make a case for issuing state bonds.

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