Editorials

Before the City Council votes to spend $100,000 on a traffic

One of the key jobs of any city government is to promote public

It's ridiculous that South County ratepayers are shouldering $4

Don’t be misled by so-called “safe and sane” fireworks on this holiday, or any other. These sparklers can still blind and burn skin. They can ignite housefires and wildfires. They can kill or maim pets. The “safe and sane” designation assumes another very important ingredient:...

It’s working. The owners of the long-vacant unreinforced masonry buildings downtown are coming to City Hall for the proverbial “come to Jesus” meeting with city staff.

Measure B is an economy-killing

It's unfortunate that Westfield will not elaborate on the new

The harsh economic reality that continues to unfold and affect

Illegal signs block sidewalks, they float atop buildings and are

In May of 2013, Mayor Don Gage first introduced the idea of a “Quality of Life” bond measure for the November ballot. “It's not for education, it's not for police officers. It's for capital improvements,” he told a Dispatch reporter.