I'm working on an article for the National Conference of Editorial Writers' trade journal, The Masthead, about the relationship between today's downsized newspapers and their communities. I'm eager to hear from anyone -- in Spokane or anywhere else -- who's ever approached a newspaper editorial…
The GOP has released a more detailed federal budget proposal. Mounting deficits in that one, too ($6 trillion in borrowing over 10 years). Yes, those deficits are smaller than Obama's, but to accomplish that the government would have to slash health and welfare programs in…
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