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Editorial: To compete internationally, students must fix entitled attitudes

The American education system has been marred in recent years by a troubling trend. Test scores indicate that students are falling behind in science and math, weakening our country's ability to maintain a competitive intellectual edge.

Editorial: On Japan’s nuclear crisis

The Editorial Board has observed the ongoing tragedy in Japan with the utmost concern. Not only have the Japanese just gone through both the worst earthquake in their nation's history and a massive and deadly tsunami, but they are now also in the midst of the worst nuclear crisis since the 1986 Chern...

Editorial: Keeping sight of Haiti

We, like the rest of the international community, are horrified by the destruction in Japan. Search and rescue teams continue to work around the clock to find missing people while the country deals with emergencies at its nuclear power plants. Just yesterday, the chair of the U.S.

Editorial: We must take steps to end reliance on oil

Fuel is a hot commodity and one we Americans often underestimate in our relatively low-cost energy market. Our infrastructure, our politics and our very lifestyle are all designed with the need in mind to allocate energy the most efficiently.

Editorial: Tsunami tragedy should not politicized

The recent natural disaster that occurred in Japan is a tragedy for its people and ought to be treated that way.

Editorial: Guantanamo about-face a necessary concession

President Barack Obama on Monday rescinded his two-year-old directive banning military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay. In a new executive order, Obama clears the way for resuming military trials at the naval base.

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Editorial: State governments should support teachers

Like many states in the union, Wisconsin is facing budget issues as a result of the economic recession. To mitigate the budget crisis within his state, Gov. Scott Walker is attempting to pass a budget bill that would effectively remove the collective-bargaining rights of public employees.

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Editorial: Facebook ‘shares’ too much information

Ten years ago, cell phones were a luxury used primarily for business calls. Today, children have cell phones capable of navigating the Internet, holding gigabytes of music and reading full books.

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Editorial: Proposed Arizona-style immigration law would be ineffective, create more problems

The Nebraska Legislature will consider a bill this week that would adopt an Arizona-style immigration law, making it a misdemeanor to be in the United States without documentation and requiring law enforcement officials to check a person's paperwork if the officer has "reasonable suspicion" that ...

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