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What other newspapers are saying: Let Ukraine fight

A meme has been going around on Ukrainian social media lately that, loosely translated, says if the United States will only let Ukraine use its long-range missiles a limited distance from the Russian border, well then, simply move the border. After two and one-half years of war unleashed by Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Ukrainian people apparently find humor where and when they can. But there is no mistaking the seriousness of intent in Ukraine’s recent counterattack on Russia’s Kursk region, nor the historic significance of this first major foreign incursion into Russia ...

First Amendment deserves respect of all Americans

Each and every American, we believe, should be deeply troubled by remarks by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Walz, the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president, has said that “free speech” does not protect “hate speech” or “disinformation.” As David Deming, in an op-ed column ...

What other newspapers are saying: New FAFSA still a problem

It’s a depressingly familiar Washington story: A well-meaning update of a single Education Department college form turned into a massive policy blunder, harming the very students and universities it was meant to help. Worse, the department now appears to have failed to fix the problem in time for another application cycle. The department, and perhaps even Congress, needs to end the saga of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), now. FAFSA is a form would-be college students fill out as they apply and consider whether and where to enroll. Students provide financial ...

Campaign claims can play fast and loose

The 2024 presidential campaign has had more than its share of drama, but it doesn’t hold a candle to what went down in 1968. That was the election where President Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the race, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on the campaign trail, and rioting happened in the ...

As children head back to school, motorists and parents must prioritize safety

Students have headed back to school for the 2024-25 year and so we remind — or, perhaps, implore — motorists to be mindful, aware and patient. “Motorists must stop when they are behind a bus, meeting the bus or approaching an intersection where a bus is stopped,” the state’s motor ...

What other newspapers are saying: Election-year fentanyl fearmongering doesn’t help

The facts of Amer­ica’s fen­ta­nyl cri­sis are bad enough with­out hav­ing to re­sort to fab­ri­ca­tion. Un­for­tu­nately, this elec­tion sea­son has brought more fear-mon­ger­ing about for­eign na­tions — and po­lit­i­cal op­po­nents — than it has real solu­tions. Demo­cratic and Re­pub­li­can cam­paigns have used the hor­ri­fy­ing street drug to blame and to di­vide, rather than to unite around prac­ti­cal pol­i­cies to re­duce both the sup­ply and de­mand for opi­oids. It is a sta­ple of Don­ald Trump’s pres­i­den­tial ...