Testimony by Trump’s national security nominees suggested that the incoming administration would respect the alliances that have undergirded the West since 1945. It is still not clear that Trump agrees
The ideological drive to thwart Planned Parenthood fails to consider where people would go for the many services it provides and the positive trends from those services.
The danger is that Trump and Kennedy will stoke more pushback against state requirements that children be vaccinated against major communicable illnesses before enrolling in school.
If congressional Republicans are determined to proceed, they need to announce a definitive strategy soon. If they don’t have a better way, they need to say so, and then find ways to improve the ACA.
There is a laudable effort to encourage people to push past the stigma of mental health and seek help, and health care coverage has expanded. But a corresponding effort on the supply side has been slow in coming.
The irony of this week’s tumult is that House members alone face independent inquiries, but they’re now tarred with a charge of being ethically blind and politically tone deaf.
This “net neutrality” policy is intended to prevent internet access providers from discriminating against content, or favoring content or services they prefer.
Now drivers grab their smartphones and jump onto Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and other apps that weren’t around in 2007. None of these acts is illegal. Only talking and texting are prohibited.
So make a pre-New Year’s resolution. Don’t set out on a road trip if you’re tired. Take a nap first. Get someone else to do the driving. Wait until the daylight hours, when your body is used to being awake and alert.
The experiences of other states show that it is beneficial to test all kits. Doing so has helped authorities nab serial rapists – some of whom claimed “consensual sex” – and exonerate the innocent.
Mattis, a Richland native, is likely our best hope at helping educate Trump and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry about the complexities and importance of Hanford’s mission
Legislators tempted to stall on the backlog problem for another year should be looking over their shoulders. Everytown for Gun Safety, the anti-gun group, could see the lack of legislative action as an opportunity to get state voters involved.
Looking Back examines editorials during this week in history. It took 100 years (give or take), but The Spokesman-Review editorial board changed its opinion about when new centuries begin.
