A solution is finally on the horizon

It's been a long wait for the residents of Harvest Gold to get clean water in their taps. Too long.

Editorial: Confronting shared threats with an unsavory ally

A warning this week from Indonesia’s defense minister, that as many as 1,200 foreign IS fighters have set up shop in the Philippines, came as an embarrassing public surprise to Duterte’s military.

Editorial: Terror, the new normal? Never.

What follows grief and mourning should not be acceptance — not a doleful shrug that the occasional terror attack is the new normal.

Editorial: Budget goals not easy for Trump to achieve

There are many moving parts in Washington right now that will affect the prospects for economic growth.

Editorial: Student loan debt collections aren’t paying off

Total student loan debt nationwide is up to more than $1.3 trillion, trailing only mortgage debt.

Remember our sacred debt on Memorial Day

Editorial: The harsh budget Americans voted for

The budget announced Tuesday is, broadly, the budget that Americans should expect.

Editorial: Nation must be patient as Russia probe unfolds

Robert Mueller will likely prove a steady hand at a moment when many in Washington are losing their nerve.

Editorial: Mormons should reconsider break from Scouts

The two organizations have nurtured millions of boys through closely aligned values of faith, leadership and service to one's community.

Editorial: Hard line on drug enforcement will backfire

A recent memo from Attorney General Jeff Sessions runs counter to hard policy lessons learned over the long course of America’s war on drugs.

Editorial: McCain reminds us voicing our values matters

Diversity is really about life experience. We all have something to share.

Editorial: Is Trump dangerous enough yet, Republicans?

It wasn’t illegal. It wasn’t treason. It was incompetence.

Guest opinion: Donald Trump needs to get out more

The president has been all too willing to lend an ear to those who decry federal protection as a "land grab."

Guest opinion: Republicans deal first blow to Obamacare

The second time proved to be the charm for the House GOP, whose first effort to begin repealing and replacing Obamacare had to be pulled from a vote for lack of support.

Editorial: Time for independent probe into Russian ties

President Donald Trump must know that far more than merely the FBI's reputation is on the line now.

Editorial: NSA stops one abuse, but many remain

The agency’s decision is welcome, though we must make the generous assumption that it will do what it says it will.

Editorial: Attacking animal cruelty a nonpartisan issue

Pretty much everyone loves animals and wants to keep them from being abused.

Guest opinion: A welcome dialogue on campus speech

It seems there’s no escape from a showdown between far-left and far-right activists.

Guest Opinion: Kremlin weaponry in the Taliban’s hands

Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a bad situation worse in Afghanistan.

Guest opinion: Constitutional convention idea ill advised

Texas Gov. Greg Abbot's crusade to amend the U.S. Constitution seems calculated to raise his national profile.

Guest Opinion: Questions about Flynn’s Russia ties persist

Michael Flynn concealed payments from Russia while Moscow was under investigation for meddling in the election.

Guest Opinion: Charter schools provide choice

Increasingly, traditional public schools are becoming better at producing empty desk space than well-educated graduates.

Guest Opinion: Trump is learning, believe it or not

President Trump made some disastrous first mistakes, but he’s learning good things from them.

Guest Opinion: Facebook must make changes, quickly

A gruesome and unfathomably evil video may have made its way onto one of your social media feeds Monday morning.

Guest Opinion: Paying off student debt is hard enough

The Trump administration has offered a windfall to the private companies helping run a government program.

Guest Opinion: What comes after ‘mother of all bombs’?

If Trump’s predecessor had done anything like this without congressional input, its leaders would have been apoplectic.

Guest Opinion: Congress must have a say in war-making

The American response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria appears to have been more symbolic than anything practical.

Guest Opinion: Twitter reaffirms right to free speech

Twitter’s most bellicose presidential user tweets taunts and accusations. When someone else does it, they’re out of line.

Guest Opinion: Avoid an unnecessary government shutdown

Without another catch-all spending bill, the government will run out of the legal ability to spend money on April 28.

Guest Opinion: On Syria, Congress needs to step up

Whether Trump requests approval for further strikes or not, Congress should debate and vote on whether to give it to him.

Guest Opinion: Trump should see Freedom Caucus as ally

Passing an “Obamacare-lite” bill would only saddle Republicans with the blame when it ultimately failed.

Guest Opinion: Is for-profit education back?

For-profit schools prey on students who lack the academic credentials to get into public higher education institutions.

Guest Opinion: Dems should go high on Gorsuch

The GOP’s dismissal of Judge Merrick Garland was a travesty, but if Democrats follow suit, they are hypocrites.

Guest Opinion: A marital scandal rocks the world

Vice President Mike Pence, we have learned, will not dine alone with a woman not his wife!

Guest Editorial: End incentives for seizing assets

One need not even be charged or convicted of a crime to have personal assets permanently seized.

Guest Opinion: Trump is lucky GOP health care bill failed

Trump wants to move on with tax cuts for the rich and the dismantling of environmental regulations.

Guest Opinion: Proceed with the pipelines

Most Americans are not ready to give up petroleum, and you can’t use oil unless you can get it from producer to consumer.

Guest Opinion: Gorsuch deserves Supreme Court confirmation

Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination is one of the most level-headed and responsible decisions Trump has made.

Guest Opinion: Techies must apply talents to real world

The quest to find mainstream audiences willing to pay for quality content has yet to be won online.

Guest Opinion: Nikki Haley keeps the pressure on Russia

Having political opponents and journalists killed hasn’t been a page in the playbook of previous American presidents.

Guest Opinion: DeVos needs to disrupt public education

America’s education system is broken and in need of a sharp change in course or, better yet, significant disruption.

Roundup: Other takes on Trump’s inauguration

Editorial writers talk about Trump's responsibilities and the need to accept he is president and give him a chance.

Guest Opinion: Trump’s vaccine commission makes some ill

Drawing bi-partisan fire, Donald Trump has asked Democrat Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to head up a new vaccine commission.

Guest Opinion: If you expect a mellower Trump, forget it

Trump isn’t used to answering any questions at all, preferring to present his voice on Twitter without being challenged.

Why is Houston chief angry at Cornyn, Cruz?

Straight-party voting is bad for our elections

Opinion: Why hasn’t Wilbur Ross been fired?