A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of an Oklahoma law targeting illegal immigration, saying the measures are probably unconstitutional. ...more

June 5, 2008

Illegal immigration is a very hotly debated subject in this county. Most people have very definite ideas on how it should be handled. I would like to know, though, what makes you think that "Racists have grabbed hold of this idea?" I have heard lots of arguments on all sides and have not thought any of them "racist." It has been my experience that the race card is played by those who cannot give a convincing argument on behalf of their opinion so they shout racism! ...more

May 30, 2008

Brown-Waite Distortions In regards to Mr. Vahoviak, he has once again misrepresented U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite's record in Congress regarding veteran's issues and in general. For one thing, she is not a rubber-stamper for the Bush Administration. She has in recent years been highly critical of the administration's stand on illegal immigration as well some other issues. She also has one of the best voting records in Congress regarding veterans and seniors in Congress. ...more

May 28, 2008

Everyone has an opinion on illegal immigration, and those ideas vary from every extreme to all kinds of shades of gray in the middle. All of these ideas are acceptable and appreciated when debating this issue. It's the basis of our democracy. What's troubling, though, is that racism underlies some folks' take on immigration, although they will never admit it, and it can cloud the debate. ...more

May 27, 2008

A few months ago, it looked as if illegal immigration was going to be one of the major issues of this year's presidential election campaign. ...more

May 11, 2008

The Bush administration said Friday it plans to raise fines significantly for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, part of a broader effort that includes improved border security after Congress failed to pass immigration-related legislation in 2007. ...more

February 23, 2008

No Help In Sight For Government Run Amok It is quite obvious, as most all of the editorial writers pontificate, that Sens. Barack Obama, John McCain and especially Hillary Clinton are ill-equipped to stem the tide of a government that has run amok under the leadership of a despot. ...more

February 23, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Democratic presidential rival Sen. Barack Obama of political plagiarism Thursday night during a campaign debate and said he represents "change you can Xerox." ...more

February 22, 2008

Steve Phillips of Holiday wants businesses targeted for hiring illegal aliens. ...more

February 16, 2008

Better Things To Do Regarding "He Said, He Said" (front page, Feb. 14): God help us. This country is fighting wars in two places in the world. The national debt is at an all-time high. We are told a recession is looming. Homes are being foreclosed on, and the economy is in the tank. ...more

February 16, 2008