Editorials

Campaign thoughts The primaries are over, the race is set, and the next several weeks will determine who will run the city for the next two years following a vote on Nov. 2. We hope it will be a time when voters in the city will not only find … [Read more...] about Editorial

Maybe we needed this... Maybe we needed this. We needed – as a nation – to experience the utter vapidness and shallowness of Progressive governance. That is becoming more and more clear as the ineptitude of the Biden administration becomes more … [Read more...] about Editorial

When we saw this story, we had only one question: Is anyone really surprised? We think not. A recent survey by the Morning Consult organization found a whopping 61 percent of Americans believe the country has “gotten off on the wrong track.” We are … [Read more...] about Editorial

Special weekend in city Monday, Labor Day, marks the traditional “end of the summer season” traditionally. Though summer has yet another two weeks before the autumn equinox, our culture begins summer with a holiday (Memorial Day), and bookends … [Read more...] about Editorial

School-opening thoughts Eleven days from the publication of this newspaper, the schools in West Haven will open for the 2021-2022 academic year. As we await the opening, bus schedules are finalized, teachers are preparing for another year, and … [Read more...] about Editorial

Time to pay attention With the biennial ritual of endorsing candidates now history, the city moves toward the next phase of the mayoral process. By Nov. 2, the voters will have their say. What happens in the next few weeks, however, can have a … [Read more...] about Editorial

It’s ‘should,’ not ‘could’ With the turn of the fiscal year, the City of West Haven altered a tax – at least it is called a tax – on the sale of property. A “Conveyance Tax” is charged with a percentage of the total sale per thousand dollars … [Read more...] about Editorial

A right and proper loss The Democratic Party’s attempt to usurp the Constitution and federalize all elections – as well as to make cheating more common than it is already, saw a well-deserved and (we hope) final demise in the Senate last week. … [Read more...] about Editorial

To the Class of 2021 Ed. Note: This editorial ran at this time last year, but is still applicable to the new class of 2021. Congratulations Class of 2021! For those of you who are ending your collegiate careers, we hope you find a life’s … [Read more...] about Editorial

Hate tainted the media So, the mainstream media is attempting to do a stealth about-face concerning the origins of the corona virus. More and more evidence – circumstantial and otherwise – has forced the self-styled elites in the media to look … [Read more...] about Editorial