One of the most critical yet opaque decisions that governments make is the redrawing of legislative district lines every 10 years after the U.S. Census. These lines, and the multitude of small decisions involved in crafting them, can be a crucial factor in ultimately determining who wins and ...
When an old year departs and a new one arrives, it鈥檚 customary to take stock of trends, fads and fashions and forecast what will rise and what will fall in the months ahead.Here鈥檚 one trend that we can only hope will peter out in 2022 鈥� the rage in many communities to ban books in school ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> As we reflect on the news stories that we covered in 2021, we offer a hearty 鈥渃heer鈥� to the numerous local residents who contributed in any way to making life better for their communities. From fundraising initiatives to improvements in ...
As we are about to say goodbye to 2021 and hello to whatever 2022 may bring, we know that many will be in a festive mood tonight.And when people are feeling like partying, there is usually alcohol to be found, especially on New Year鈥檚 Eve.We鈥檙e not here to lecture responsible adults about ...
December is not exactly peak fireworks season, even if one accounts for New Year鈥檚 festivities. But it鈥檚 a good time to revisit the state鈥檚 law on consumer pyrotechnics.With summer celebrations months away, this is an ideal moment to consider repealing or at least changing ...
<strong>Editor鈥檚 note:</strong> <em>Today鈥檚 editorial was published 50 years ago, Dec 24, 1971, in the Observer-Reporter.</em>Nearly two thousand years ago, in a little city in what we now call Palestine, there was born a baby boy ...
