Opinion Columns
- Trip shows power shifting
- BY JENNIFER LOVEN AND CHARLES HUTZLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
- President Barack Obama's first visit to China underscored a shifting balance of power: two giants moving closer to being equals.
In this week's choreographed show of U.S.-Chinese good will, Obama's pledge to treat China as a trusted global partner... Full story
- Capitalism isn't 'right wing'
- BY TIBOR R. MACHAN
- When those on the political left refer to defenders of the free market system as "right wingers," there is understandable concern about how the term is being abused. Classical liberals, the supporters of both economic and civil libertarianism, have... Full story
- H1N1 clinics here run smoothly
- BY TERRY ROSS, SUN NEWS AND INFORMATION CENTER DIRECTOR
- I am impressed with the way the Yuma County Health Department is handling the H1N1 flu vaccinations locally.We have been reporting on the clinics that are being held here in recent weeks, including one Thursday, so I have been following how many... Full story
- Intelligence barriers still standing
- BY MIKE SHELTON, GUEST COLUMNIST
- What is becoming increasingly clear by the day is how much our intelligence agencies knew about Maj. Nidal Hasan's communications with Islamic extremists and did nothing about it. They didn't tell the Pentagon. They didn't tell the Department of the... Full story
- Students need to see failure
- BY JUSTIN POPE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
- Disgraced ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair talking to college students about ethics?
What's next? The former head of Lehman Brothers on financial risk management?
Such was the blogosphere's snarky tone when Washington & Lee University... Full story
- Pickup owners say no to high fuel rating
- BY TERRY ROSS, NEWS AND INFORMATION CENTER DIRECTOR
- The Cash for Clunkers program reminds me of the old saying that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
According to a report this week, that is what happened with the government's car subsidy program, which was originally... Full story
- More stimulus on the way
- BY JIM KUHNHENN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
- For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.
A year after his election Obama finds it increasingly difficult to blame the sour economy on George... Full story
- Hate crimes bill protects free speech
- BY CHARLES C. HAYNES, GUEST COLUMNIST
- After years of heated debate, the Congress has approved and President Obama has signed a law that expands federal hate-crimes statutes to include sexual orientation and gender identity.Last-ditch efforts by many conservative Christian groups this... Full story
- It takes courage to help victim
- BY MIKE SHELTON, GUEST COLUMNIST
- A few weeks ago we heard about the case of Darien Tucker, beaten to death by gangs in Chicago while dozens stood by and did nothing. Now, comes the case of a 15-year-old girl in Richmond, Calif., who was gang-raped outside her high school homecoming... Full story
- Deep water port in Mexico again may impact Yuma
- BY TERRY ROSS, NEWS AND INFORMATION CENTER DIRECTOR
- The announcement that plans for a new major deep water port in Mexico have been renewed is bound to stir controversy locally if the project actually materializes.While the port is a long way from us, it is possible the Yuma area could be closely... Full story