Why is Trump so desperate to make California’s air more polluted?
Trump’s challenge is to prevent a war
For 16 months, President Donald Trump has pursued a policy toward Iran known as maximum pressure, beginning with the United States withdrawal from the nuclear accord secured by President Barack Obama under which Iran stopped advancing its nuclear weapons program.
Cartoon for September 19
The world as seen by cartoonist Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Your Views for September 19
Save the fish
Immigration is a climate issue
As climate change increasingly becomes a major issue in the Democratic presidential primary, more candidates are releasing detailed plans to deal with the crisis.
Your Views for September 18
Mail problems
A distraction, not an answer, on guns
Unwilling or unable to displease the NRA by supporting commonsense legislation to combat the frequency and ferocity of mass shootings, President Trump imagines that a mental health-related study might do the trick. This is yet another move to avoid acknowledging the actual problem of too-much easy access to too many military style firearms, another dodge by an administration that instead should heed the call by Walmart and 150 other big American businesses for beefed-up background checks and other sensible responses to our ever-rising national body count.
Cartoon for September 18
The world as seen by cartoonist Tom Stiglich, Creators.com.
Democratic debate a dizzying three-hour barrage of empty claims, grandiose promises
If California demands an end to plastic waste, the world’s manufacturers will listen
Will California show the nation how to take on the enormous problem of single-use plastic?
Cartoon for September 17
The world as seen by cartoonist Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune.
So much for Trump’s ‘team of rivals’
Surprise! Trump wants to help the homeless by cracking down on them
A group of officials from the Trump administration said last week that they want to learn about homelessness ought to be a hopeful sign.
Cartoon for September 16
The world as seen by cartoonist Tom Stiglich, Creators.com.
Your Views for September 16
Irreversible damage?
Cartoon for September 15
The Big Island as seen by Hawaii Tribune-Herald cartoonist Gary Hoff. (Hoffs cartoons run on Sundays)
Banning flavored vapes might not stop a deadly respiratory outbreak, but it can cut teen use
The number of e-cigarette users throughout the nation, many of them teenagers, stricken by a mysterious and acute lung illness has more than doubled in just the past week.
Your Views for September 15
Postal concerns