EDITORIAL: Class papers: Bill seeks to better protect student publication content
Student papers have produced valuable articles that brought attention to talented students or help organizations find support for endeavors or travel for major events....
EDITORIAL: Overwhelmed: Major steps are necessary to address wave of migrants
It’s good to see that President Biden has addressed border issues early in his term. Using both executive actions and legislative proposals, he has...
EDITORIAL: No excuse: Pandemic doesn’t justify weakening openness laws
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to people who have sought to gather information about their government and keep its officials honest and...
EDITORIAL: Fair voting: Officials need to support equal access to ballot box
President Biden and Congress are taking steps to support and increase access to the ballot box, even as some state legislatures strengthen restrictions. The...
EDITORIAL: Trigger happy: We best promote peace through peaceful policies
We have the world’s biggest and baddest military, and we’re not afraid to use it.
That seems to be the message new Americans seem to...
EDITORIAL: Not just stats: Pandemic changes lives more than we may think
COVID-19 has had the Rio Grande Valley — and the world — in its grips for a year now. It was a hard blow...
EDITORIAL: Praiseworthy: U.S. workers have earned appreciation in pandemic
Today is National Employee Appreciation Day. If anyone deserves such appreciation this year, it’s our nation’s workers, who have kept our communities fed, supplied...
EDITORIAL: Mixed masses: We’ll never be fully sure who’s had COVID-19 shot
A significant part of our population how now been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, and with the recent authorization of a third vaccine, those...
EDITORIAL: Ballot blues: States manage elections; don’t expect change soon
For years people have complained about the electoral college system that actually determines our presidential elections. Many people have called for choosing our president...
EDITORIAL: Deadly decisions: Biden should order review of federal execution policy
A group of 82 civil rights and advocacy groups have petitioned President Joe Biden to end federal executions. Reports suggest he might be receptive...
