More grim news from nation’s report card | Editorial
Just 13% of students met proficiency standards in history. About 20% reached proficiency in civics.
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Housing proposal would punish those with good credit | Editorial
Under the Biden plan, those with better credit scores would face additional surcharges while those with substandard credit scores would see fees cut nearly in half.
US-Mexico must put aside animosity to stop fentanyl | Editorial
With the drug wars having claimed thousands of lives on both sides of the border, it’s imperative that American and Mexican leaders focus on their common goal of reducing the...
New rule shines light on government spending | Editorial
The White House drove the country into an inflation mess because it refused to listen to economists and others who predicted the administration’s massive multitrillion-dollar spending spree would overheat the...
Crypto collapse didn’t have to happen | Editorial
As many as a million of SBF’s customers may have lost whatever they had in their trading accounts, which, unlike traditional bank and brokerage accounts, are not guaranteed by the...
GOP should stick to solving voters’ problems | Editorial
Republican lawmakers should push policies that can get inflation under control, lower energy prices and create an economic environment that encourages growth and prosperity.
America’s brighter picture on COVID | Editorial
The sound policies of the last several weeks, and the encouraging visuals, should at least offer some confidence and relief to a weary nation.
![Ballotpedia tracks what it calls a “personal gain index” showing how much the personal wealth of each member of Congress has changed while in office. For the top 20, the average increase in net worth has been 422% per year. Data like that helps explain why regular Americans hold Congress in such low esteem, as […]](https://www.news-herald.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/AP21285602522003-1280x835-1.jpg?w=135 "Ballotpedia tracks what it calls a “personal gain index” showing how much the personal wealth of each member of Congress has changed while in office. For the top 20, the average increase in net worth has been 422% per year. Data like that helps explain why regular Americans hold Congress in such low esteem, as […]")
Barring Congress from stock deals could boost public trust | Editorial
Ballotpedia tracks what it calls a “personal gain index” showing how much the personal wealth of each member of Congress has changed while in office. For the top 20, the...
![It’s been six weeks since President Joe Biden’s videoconference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the crisis in Ukraine. Since then, Putin’s saber-rattling has only gotten louder. The Kremlin has been moving troops and military equipment into Belarus, a faithful Moscow ally that borders Ukraine on the north. Moscow also has been reportedly emptying out […]](https://www.news-herald.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/AP21351452994030-1280x854-1.jpg?w=132 "It’s been six weeks since President Joe Biden’s videoconference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the crisis in Ukraine. Since then, Putin’s saber-rattling has only gotten louder. The Kremlin has been moving troops and military equipment into Belarus, a faithful Moscow ally that borders Ukraine on the north. Moscow also has been reportedly emptying out […]")
West must respond to growing Kremlin menace | Editorial
It’s been six weeks since President Joe Biden’s videoconference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the crisis in Ukraine. Since then, Putin’s saber-rattling has only gotten louder. The Kremlin has...
![Consumers have a right to know what’s in the food they buy, and the labels on grocery products convey important information. Although genetically modified food is healthy and safe, we respect that some people prefer to avoid it, and they should be able to see on a label what’s modified and what remains as nature […]](https://www.news-herald.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/food_labels.jpg?w=140 "Consumers have a right to know what’s in the food they buy, and the labels on grocery products convey important information. Although genetically modified food is healthy and safe, we respect that some people prefer to avoid it, and they should be able to see on a label what’s modified and what remains as nature […]")
We need the truth about what’s in our food. New labeling is not going to help | Editorial
Consumers have a right to know what’s in the food they buy, and the labels on grocery products convey important information. Although genetically modified food is healthy and safe, we...