WASHINGTON — What is striking about the latest bouts of financial turmoil — the recent wild swings in global stock and bond markets — is that they provide a sobering reminder of the potential hazards of economic instability. There are parallels between the present tumultuous situation and pa…
WASHINGTON — Anthony Scaramucci is under Donald Trump’s skin, hitting a nerve as the president frets about his reelection chances amid economic warning signs.
CHICAGO — The last time I saw Sil Ganzó, she was beaming as she gave a tour of her after-school care facility for newly arrived immigrant and refugee children.
Spend a decade or two writing about financial markets, and a few themes will begin to emerge. These are:
WASHINGTON — I have a confession to make. I am one of the five remaining Americans who is uncomfortable with vulgarity, put off by profanity and offended by blasphemy. Swearing is now generally taken as a sign of authenticity; it is more often the expression of anger and aggression. I don’t …
To the editor — The city of Yakima should not obstruct or interfere with the responsibilities of any federal government entity, ICE or otherwise.
To the editor — A recent Associated Press story ("U.S. issues hacking security alert for small planes," July 30) missed some key points.
To the editor — In the 1800's, one of my grandfathers lived in extreme poverty in a small English village. The Mormon Church paid for his family’s passage to Council Bluffs, Iowa. His descenda…
To the editor — Oh, the tolerant left! Cory Booker admits that he sometimes feels liking punching President Donald Trump. Joe Biden says if he were in high school with Trump, "I'd take him be…
To the editor — Safe Yakima Valley has had an amazing 2019! It has mentored 25 young women in careers in law and justice, sponsored four drug take-back boxes, 1,500 take-back prescription enve…
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WASHINGTON — What is striking about the latest bouts of financial turmoil — the recent wild swings in global stock and bond markets — is that they provide a sobering reminder of the potential hazards of economic instability. There are parallels between the present tumultuous situation and past episodes of economic disruption, including the Great Depression of the 1930s.
WASHINGTON — Anthony Scaramucci is under Donald Trump’s skin, hitting a nerve as the president frets about his reelection chances amid economic warning signs.
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Heaven help us, because politics surely isn’t.
Prescription opioids can be addictive and dangerous. Even when prescribed by a doctor, opioids can lead someone into addiction, and even a deadly overdose.
CHICAGO — The massive immigration-reform marches of 2006 started as a response to, among many other things, pending legislation that would have made unlawfully present immigrants into felons.
SAN DIEGO — Just as the liberal media largely erased Latinos from coverage of the El Paso shooting — by excluding Latino commentators and focusing on guns — so too did the El Paso shooting nearly erase the White House hopes of Julian Castro.
WASHINGTON — President Trump will do just about anything to get his daily, hypodermic fix of attention, including the spread of racist tropes and conspiracy theories. And no, I am not starting a rumor that Trump is secretly a drug addict. It is a metaphor. But if my editors and their fact ch…
CHICAGO — If you know a teen — a relative, a family friend or even just the kid behind the counter at your local pizza joint — give them a gift today: Look them straight in the eye and assure them that everything is going to be OK.
WASHINGTON — One of the everlasting social forces in directing human behavior — shame — has become part of the 2020 presidential race.
WASHINGTON — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell is from Kentucky, but he epitomizes what is wrong with the nation’s capital.
‘Language alone protects us from the scariness of things with no names.”
The Democratic debates have been hard on Never Trumpers. The small but vocal group of Republicans and former Republicans who oppose President Donald Trump has watched in horror as Democrats veered leftward, embracing “Medicare for All,” virtually open borders, sky-high taxes and other positi…