Tiernan responds I noted I was labeled "snarky" in the last column. If I was, I apologize. However, as an attorney and former reporter and editor and the father of an award-winning reporter in Spokane, WAI would always defend your right to … [Read more...] about Letters
Opinion
Crime and Dems: fallacious
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered one of the most memorable lines of the midterm debates when she said she didn't know why her Republican opponent, Lee Zeldin, cared so much about locking up … [Read more...] about Crime and Dems: fallacious
Editorial
The Mayflower Compact When Puritans left England in May of 1620, they were unsure what lay ahead for them, knowing they had to endure months at sea making the crossing. They were looking to create a “Shining City on a Hill” filled with … [Read more...] about Editorial
Letters
Unacceptable behavior seen Ed. Note the following was a statement read before the City Council at a recent meeting and was requested to be published as a letter to the editor. I watched the Oct. 11 council meeting on YouTube and felt … [Read more...] about Letters
Climate screw balls and art
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Climate activists have found a new target -- the greatest masterpieces in the history of Western art. Heretofore, no one thought that Claude Monet's "Haystacks" -- a sublime series studying the … [Read more...] about Climate screw balls and art
Editorial
Veterans Day, 2022 Next week, we celebrated Veterans Day, a commemoration of all those who served – and those who died – wearing the uniform of the nation. Originating as Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, it was dedicated to the end of what was … [Read more...] about Editorial
Elites wrong on Hispanics
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist One of the most significant events in American politics is that Hispanics are, in effect, deciding that they are working-class voters rather than ethnic-grievance voters. This is so momentous … [Read more...] about Elites wrong on Hispanics
Editorial
Court ruling unsurprising The ruling by the Connecticut State Supreme Court in the election dispute between 2021 Republican Candidate Barry Lee Cohen and city voting officials went as expected. The high court ruled the plaintiff, Cohen, failed … [Read more...] about Editorial
Crime a legitimate issue
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist There's been a wave of violent crime the last couple of years, and the best way to address the issue is for everyone to pass over it in silence. That's the implication of the liberal pushback against the … [Read more...] about Crime a legitimate issue
Editorial
Hail Columbus and ignore the ‘woke’ crowd October 12 is Columbus Day – not indigenous people’s day, or some other non-descript “woke” nonsense, but Columbus Day. Hail Columbus! Christopher Columbus, explorer, privateer, complex individual was a … [Read more...] about Editorial