Editorial

An oversight by the overseers? It’s possible, but Crane isn’t talking, which raises the suspicion that the problem could go deeper.

State lawmakers must own up to the challenges faced by higher education and the growing high-tech economy.

When the president-elect says there is voter fraud, the public cannot simply shrug it off. It undermines the foundation of our republic.

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Will Americans get the attorney-general nominee who is a foe of marijuana legalization or the friend of states’ rights?

Donald Trump is resisting the only ethical solution: selling his properties and putting the proceeds in a blind trust.

The Northwest is blessed with a hydropower system that is efficient, clean and the envy of the rest of the nation. But it could be an even bigger asset if federal relicensing rules were revamped to encourage and reward timely improvements.

Editor’s note: The following proclamation was issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on Oct. 3, 1789: Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and – Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:”

Generally, people don’t like being played for fools, but when you’re politically motivated to believe what you see, critical thinking skills can go by the wayside.

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Republicans have not explained how they will pay for pre-existing health problems as they push toward repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

A to Z project planned by timber industry, environmentalists and local government has been allowed to go forward, helping preserve jobs and the resource.

This editorial first appeared in The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Spokesman-Review’s Editorial Board. Once again there is an effort underway in the state Legislature to impose a two-thirds majority approval for any tax increase.

The response to a racial slur at Spokane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center was heartening, but foes of prejudice must remain vigilant.

Spokane Valley takes pride in its streets, but revenues from a 6 percent land-line utility tax are falling behind funding needs for pavement repairs, traffic signs and signals, and snow-plowing.

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There is a reform movement underway that is swinging the spotlight over to the initial encounters the system has with offenders, and it’s asking the right questions.

Voting records are open records, and that’s nothing new. And, frankly, it’s a good thing. Yet, a great many people didn’t realize that, which is why some folks were surprised – and irked – when a political mailer arrived listing the voting records of their neighbors

The presidential contest mirrored the divide closer to home. The city of Spokane favored Clinton. The county wanted Trump. The West Side wanted Clinton. The East Side wanted Trump.