Columnists

Commoners’ right to hunt under threat | Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist

In Olde England, hunting was the privilege of the landed and the rich. The right to hunt depended on the number of acres owned or one’s income. This inequity led English jurist William Blackstone to complain in the late 18th century that “50 times as much property (is required) to enable a man to kill...

Northwest Voices

Sarcasm is part of Donald Trump’s appeal | Letter to the editor

I am no Donald Trump fan, but Tom DeBor’s letter belittling his morals and use of sarcasm, employing sarcasm itself, made me chuckle . Hillary Clinton’s words themselves ring hollow given her track record over the years. Richard Nixon was forced to resign for an 18-second gap in a recorded conversation. Clinton and her deletion...