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Editorial: Hair’s breadth separates fascism, MAGA caste-ism

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young It was news when the big, bad wolf who is president subjected a convened Supreme Court to a first-ever front-row staredown. More significant, however, was the …

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Editorial: A stain visible from 252,756 miles away

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young Glancing at the grocery store newsstand, I caught the Page 1 image of a rocket blasting skyward in a ball of flame. “How many innocents will …

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Editorial: When sycophancy and incompetence merge: FUI

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young In seeking never to repeat the horrors of 9/11, Congress took the step to merge relevant civilian operations – customs, immigration, airports, nonmilitary national security, and …

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Editorial: The winter that never happened

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young I wish I could talk to my dad about the winter we didn’t have this year. Or the summer that arrived in March. Or trees and …

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Editorial: GOP vote suppressors are in a big hurry

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young They know exactly what they’re doing. And it’s not about “securing the vote.” It’s not about “safeguarding against voter fraud.” The SAVE Act is about Republicans …

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Editorial: Learning to lie with the big dogs

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young For one so callow, Nick Shirley is an accomplished liar. At 23, you might call him tops in the junior circuit. Listen to the big-league liars: …

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Editorial: None of your business; war is his gig now

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young Clearly, he didn’t want you to know. Maybe he thought the war he started would all be over by morning’s light. A few bombs, a few …

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Editorial: State of the Tantrum earns 3 on a scale of 10

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young By now, only the Thirders are clapping for him. The Thirders — and the trained seals on the right side of the House chamber, and on …

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Editorial: Prez furious that court majority can read

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young The ignorance was exceeded only by the arrogance. “So I can destroy the country, but I can’t charge them a little fee.” ConMan the Destroyer was …

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Editorial: Destroyer-in-chief and his pet bulldozer

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young In June of 2004, the tiny mountain town of Granby, Colo., was wrecked, literally, by a man in a steroidal bulldozer. Believing himself wronged by a …

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