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Editorial cartoons for Friday, March 21

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

A semiautomatic handgun with a safety cable lock that prevents loading ammunition. (Dan Bates / The Herald)
Editorial: Adopt permit-to-purchase gun law to cut deaths

Requiring training and a permit to buy a firearm could reduce deaths, particularly suicides.

Schwab: Trump’s one-day dictatorship now day after day

With congressional Republicans cowed and Democrats without feck, who’s left to stand for the republic.

People still hold power, Mr. President

Amanda Gorman once said, “Yet we are far from polished, far from… Continue reading

Turn tide away from Trump and back to democracy

We are living in darkly historic times and it is no exaggeration… Continue reading

Kristof: America making Sudan’s humanitarian crisis worse

Amid a civil war, it’s pulled food aid and is silent about U.A.E.’s backing of a violent rebel group.

Goldberg: Meta tries to silence account of its ‘Lethal Carelessness’

The company is suing its author, a former insider; that should only encourage sales of the book.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, March 20

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

Fire District 4 shouldn’t need funding increase through levy

A recent Herald article led its readers to believe Fire District 4… Continue reading

Trump administration should make decisions with evidence, care

The Trump administration has embarked on a path of mindless cutting and… Continue reading

Comment: Roberts had to chastise Trump for threat to judge

Calling for the impeachment of judges over rulings has a long history, and it’s why the chief justice spoke up.

Comment: Anti-vax culture war on mRNA may end up costing lives

False theories are discouraging research and prompting legislation to block valuable vaccines.

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