Correction | Toronto Star
The deadline for candidates to enter the Federal NDP leadership race is July 3. A Feb. 23 article about the race misstated the date...
Ottawa should name a children’s advocate: Editorial | Toronto Star
In the heat of the 2015 federal election campaign, the Trudeau Liberals promised to appoint a much-needed advocate for children. But like many of...
After the Trappist-1 discovery, the universe looks less lonely: Editorial | Toronto Star
When, in the mid-16th century, Nicolaus Copernicus corrected more than a millennium of geocentric folly by reestablishing that the Sun, not the Earth, was...
Krauthammer: Can Trump exploit the old "Madman Theory"?
WASHINGTON6 Months Ago6 Months Ago7 Months AgoAt the heart of Donald Trump's foreign policy team lies a glaring contradiction. On the one hand, it...
Editorial: Republicans' carbon tax proposal
Whether a tax on carbon would be the most effective or even the most politically viable approach to addressing climate change remains to be...
Editorial: A tale of two town halls
It's a telling tale of two town halls. Even though a lot of senators and U.S. House members are back home in their districts...
"We have an epidemic. And nobody is doing anything about it."
Gun injuries are a growing problem for Florida’s children, rising along with the increasing availability of firearms across the state, the Tampa Bay Times has found.To...
Constituents hold town hall meeting in Tampa with cardboard Marco Rubio (w/video)
TAMPA — His face was posted on popsicle sticks, printed on a life-sized cutout and hidden in Where's Waldo? styled puzzles. His name was...
Romano: So I guess Twitter is Florida's new field of honor
Just so you know, this little skirmish between Gov. Rick Scott and Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran is not unprecedented.6 Months Ago3 Months Ago3...
Joe Heller
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Keep wildlands wild
I never thought I would say this, but Rich Landers is my new hero. Rich’s Feb. 5 article, “Privatization idea is a recurring virus,”...
Help with civility
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers recently wrote a heartening opinion piece for Time calling for civility and respectful dialogue in the political process. I completely...
Close to Home: Sheriff: Sonoma County will work with ICE only to ensure public...
(Editor's Note: At the request of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office at 9:43 a.m. Thursday, this piece was updated in the fourth, fifth...
Thursday’s Letters to the Editor
GOP voters’ ‘big mistake’EDITOR: Listen up, fellow Republicans. When the three regular Republican commentators in The Press Democrat — centrist David Brooks, Constitution defender...
PD Editorial: Yes on Measure A: The cannabis tax is not perfect but it’s...
For years, supporters of marijuana legalization have argued that local governments stood the most to gain as it would allow them to regulate cannabis...
Why was blood-smeared MAX train left in service? (Commuting Q&A)
As I boarded the TriMet Blue Line MAX, I saw blood all over a seat, floor, wall and even...
Memorable Oregon political scandals: A one-minute video review
Politics and scandal are like beer and hot dogs -- it's difficult to have one without the other. That...
Oregon standoff defendant Darryl Thorn planned to sneak back onto refuge, agent says
An FBI agent on Thursday showed jurors a slew of photos and messages that he found on defendant Darryl...
Bannon: Media ‘always wrong’ in portraying Trump; administration in battle to deconstruct
OXON HILL, Md. -- Stephen Bannon, President Trump's reclusive chief strategist and the intellectual force behind his nationalist agenda, said...
Portland Metro Wednesday Traffic: U.S. 101 closed near Cannon Beach; I-5 reopens near California...
Daily traffic >> All traffic news >> PDX Traffic Alerts on Twitter >> Elliot Njus's Hard...
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Chester Railway and Bus Stations Evacuated: Live Updates on Security Alert
Chester Railway and Bus Stations Evacuated: Live Updates on Security AlertBoth Chester railway and bus stations have been evacuated with city center streets cordoned...
