Editorial Cartoon
Editorial Cartoon
A society of strangers
"True is it that we have seen better days." -- William Shakespeare Pearl Harbor brought out the best in the American people. We responded by pulling together for a major mobilization when an act of war landed on our soil in 1941. That December day, which Franklin Roosevelt eloquently ...
SAVE America Act v. packing Supreme Court: devil in the details
In February 2026, the U.S. House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility America Act to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and an approved form of government photo ID to cast a ballot. Every House Republican voted for the SAVE America ...
Late nights at US Open add a wild wrinkle
NEW YORK (AP) — The late-night action at the U.S. Open has now reached an extreme. Ben Shelton's five-set thriller to beat reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday, leaving few people awake to see the 4 1/2-hour marathon reach its finale on one of the sport's biggest stages. That only added to the list of early-morning finishes that had already stirred frustration and concerns about how organizers were managing the schedule at the Grand Slam event with numerous matches straying well past night-owl hours. Players have long loved the ...
Lombard hits 1st grand slam, Yanks roll Rockies 6-1
NEW YORK — Rookie George Lombard Jr. became the second-youngest player in Yankees' history to hit a grand slam as New York beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Wednesday night. Aaron Judge singled in the third for his first hit since returning from a broken rib a day earlier and had another ...
Southwestern posts volleyball win
PANAMA — Southwestern knocked off Panama, 25-16, 25-14, 25-23 in a nonleague volleyball match Wednesday. Leading the way for the Trojans were Maddie Burnett with 11 kills, three blocks and three aces; Gianna Sirianni with seven kills and five digs; Reagan Stutzman with five kills, three blocks and three aces; Elise Kartesz with 17 assists and two aces; and Anna Conley with five digs. For the Panthers, Alex Becker collected 19 digs; Lily Hyde had five kills and 13 digs; and McKenna Kolstee added four kills, two blocks and 10 digs. TUESDAY WESTFIELD PREVAILS CLYMER — Behind nine ...