Fort Sumter and American division

CHARLESTON, S.C. – On an artificial island 4 miles from downtown stands an unlikely reminder of the cost of national disunion, a granite monument to discord, both a reminder of the price of division and a warning to contemporary political warriors.

Partnership in Public Transparency

With our professional training, our code of ethics, and standing as a neutral third party, newspapers have been entrusted with the important task of publishing notices required by law.

Modern day: The vital role of a free press

On the eve of Oklahoma Newspaper Week (Oct. 5-11), community newspapers across the Sooner State are busy doing what our nation’s founding fathers envisioned that they must, so the new Republic and its focus on freedom could withstand the certain intrusion of corruption and misdirection. Newspapers seek out truth and shine a light on both good and bad deeds, ensuring that the citizens they serve are truthfully informed.

The White House has proposed good and bad ideas to reduce drug costs. Among the better ones is a reform of the obscure 340B drug program, which enriches large hospitals at the expense of patients. Cue the protests from the hospital lobby.

Canada and Mexico get together

MONTREAL – Hardly noticed in the United States amid its worries about domestic tranquility was an important, telling and symbolic development that prompted boldfaced headlines here.

Why the petty slurs and slights?

There’s no law that says a politician has to write a book after a big election. Kamala Harris, the former vice president, was not required to write a book about her losing 2024 presidential campaign. But she wrote one anyway, and now a lot of people, those favorable to Harris and those not, are wondering why she did.

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