Most educators and coaches have spent parts of their career convincing teenagers that truth and honesty are attributes to a life well lived. Unfortunately, we are in need of a new instruction manual on how to do this as our youth have seen and heard just the opposite for many many years. ...

To the Editor: In response to the letter from Paul Platz published in The Journal on March 31, we felt it was necessary to issue a clear, fact-based response. First, it is important to understand that voting by non-citizens in federal elections is illegal and carries significant penalties. ...

To the editor: I have had five different cancers in the last 5 years. Why are people going into space? Shouldn’t they be trying to cure cancer with that money. Or homelessness, or so many other things. It just makes me sick. Fritz Livingston Franklin

Today I think positively of what will be. Some say the system is wrong. Some blame the government for their ills. One word comes to mind: responsibility. Responsibility, in itself has little to do with systems or governments. You guessed it. It has to do with the person. People make choices. ...

To the editor: In one of the most remarkable moments of this session, Rep. Schwartz secured unanimous passage of her bill, House File 2169, on a 134-0 vote. In a closely divided House, that kind of bipartisan support is almost unheard of-especially for a freshman legislator. But the reason is ...

To the editor: U.S. Rep (Brad) Finstad’s newsletter again demonstrated an appalling use of rhetoric and misinformation. Blaming Senate Democrats for “recklessness”, “game playing” and “chaos” is a prime example of misinformation and “political games”. No one asked to shut ...