opinion
We have more water than we’ll ever use
The local debate concerning water and growth is on the move again. Two petitions are going to be circulated asking the voters to approve a common sense plan for “sustainable” growth. One petition i...
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Mother's Day everyday
Mother’s Day was Sunday, but in reality, Mother’s Day should be every day.
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Don’t bump your subhead
Since I started writing a weekly column last summer, I have always managed to stick to a single topic each week. It’s not an easy task, let me tell you.
May 10, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bosses need ethics, not ‘J’ students
Idealistic students at the University of Nevada, Reno, have developed an ethical pledge that all journalism graduates will be asked to sign. The key part of the oath is to “uphold and apply the hig...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- As head of the deep-pocketed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York Sen. Charles Schumer hand-picked his party's nominee to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, the last Republican standing on the West Coast....
By MATTHEW DALY
Sat May 17 07:34:22 -0700 2008
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho U.S. Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after Democratic candidate Barack Obama took issue with President Bush's borrowing of a quote from Borah....
By JOHN MILLER
Sat May 17 03:45:15 -0700 2008
WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) -- Barack Obama laid into John McCain on Friday for advancing a tough-guy foreign policy that he called "naive and irresponsible," serving notice that he's ready to launch a full-throttle challenge to the Republican presidential contender on international relations in the general election campaign....
By MIKE GLOVER
Sat May 17 00:08:54 -0700 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Republican Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during his speech Friday to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was Barack Obama diving to the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him....
By BRETT BARROUQUERE
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