Opinion

To the Editor:

To the Editor:

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

The United States is plowing headlong into another government shutdown, the 15th since the 1980 court ruling that government agencies didn’t have the authority to operate during a shutdown. I have a dim view of these events, in part because I’ve been caught up in several of them. They tend to be unhelpful to the budget process, aside from one important feature. Shutdowns put on full display the seriousness of the competing arguments. This helps voters take notice.

The Washington Post

The two teachers who risked their lives in school shootings say the same thing helped them decide which reporters to talk with and which ones to avoid.

In recent months we have seen a spate of state lawmakers retiring early and party insiders choosing their successors instead of the full electorate.

The Wall Street Journal

Did I hear the weather forecaster say it is the second driest September since records have been kept?

With a final kick and a splash, we reached a milestone.