Editorials

Our View: Clearly, there are some issues that require tough

Given the economic climate, it will be tempting for voters to

Amidst current discussions and controversy about the merits and challenges of the new “Core Curriculum,” a less dramatic yet equally important issue is the trend away from teaching “cursive” in our schools. As a retired teacher and current voter, genealogist and sports fan, I think the loss of the ability to write (and therefore read) cursive is another step in the increasing “depersonalization” of our culture with potentially disastrous consequences. I was further reminded of this as I went to vote by mail, where, on the envelope, you are told emphatically to sign your name (not print it) for your vote to count.

The Board has wisely cut off the flow of talk about a

Wildly optimistic about its prospects for passage? No. Will it

Before you

The unseasonably warm weather South Valley has recently

Sportsmen Chefs gets a cheer and residents should be ready for

The large teddy bear has a layer of dust, and the candles are burned out. The cut flowers are wilted. Some of the handwritten notes are smudged by the morning dew, others are faded by the late-summer sun or were distributed along the Uvas...

Graduate award winners lead the weekly parade