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So much for Trump’s ‘team of rivals’

Sep. 16, 2019

It wasn’t news that President Donald Trump and his now former national security adviser John R. Bolton often disagreed. The difference of opinion now extends to whether Trump accepted Bolton’s offer to resign (Bolton’s story) or Trump “asked John for his resignation” (as Trump tweeted).

Cartoon for September 15

Sep. 15, 2019

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

Sep. 15, 2019

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

Sep. 15, 2019

Postal concerns

Irwin: The recipe for student success

Sep. 15, 2019

Some recipes are simple on the surface, but need to be prepared a certain way for the dish to be a success; others are complicated, containing many ingredients.

Trump decides not to do something stupid on taxes

Sep. 14, 2019

You’d think as a baseline, we would expect the president of the United States not to do clearly stupid things. And yet when President Donald Trump decides not to follow atrocious advice from Senate Republicans and refrains from doing something fiscally reckless and divisive, I feel like tweeting a big “Job well done!” gif to @realDonaldTrump. I guess you celebrate whatever wins you can get.

Your Views for September 14

Sep. 14, 2019

Cowardly pastors

Cartoon for September 14

Sep. 14, 2019

The world as seen by cartoonist Chris Britt, Creators.com.

‘Impeachment lite’ (and late) unlikely to end Trump’s presidency

Sep. 14, 2019

A powerful case can be made that President Trumps egregious actions in office _ particularly his efforts to derail the investigation of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III _ justify a vote by the House of Representatives on whether he has committed high crimes and misdemeanors and should be impeached. But because of divisions among Democrats about whether impeachment would make it harder to defeat Trump next year (and more difficult to reelect Democratic members in Trump-friendly districts), the majority party in the House is pursuing what might be called impeachment lite.

Your Views for September 13

Sep. 13, 2019

Disastrous precedent

Cartoon for September 13

Sep. 13, 2019

The world as seen by cartoonist Ken Catalino, Creators.com.

A thorny bargain for the United States in Afghanistan

Sep. 13, 2019

For the United States to end its longest war and bring the troops home from Afghanistan, it must negotiate and cooperate with the leaders of the Taliban, the most powerful and stable political power in that nation.

Going native: The scent of racism

Sep. 13, 2019

In late August, the chic French luxury brand Christian Dior debuted an ad campaign for its fragrance referencing Native Americans. A number of American Indians immediately decried the advertisement as racist.

Through Mark Sanford’s looking glass

Sep. 12, 2019

CHARLESTON, S.C. Once upon a time, Mark Sanford might have been a contender, but theres too much water under the bridges that stretch from this city of steeples to his erstwhile home on Sullivans Island.