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Letter: Investigating emissions from animal farming

Editorial

Lawmakers are now investigating toxic gas emissions from animal farming, including ammonia pollution that threatens nearby communities (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Feb. 17, 2026). For residents living near these facilities, this isn’t new—it’s daily life. We often talk about factory farming in terms of animals or climate, but the human cost is just as real. Families are breathing contaminated air so the rest of us can consume cheap meat and dairy. This raises an uncomfortable question: how cheap is “cheap” if others are paying with their health? If we value ...

Letter: More study warranted people with storied history

Letters to the Editor

I read with dismay the recent challenge by a non-Hawaiian to the system of reparations established to redress the theft of Hawaiian lands by the Sugar Barons in the 19th century. After the “Great Mahele,” the Hawaiians had their land, gifted to them by King Kamehameha III, stolen from them through deceit and outright robbery. Prince Jonah Kuhio Kahanianiole, Hawaii’s territorial congressional representative, convinced Congress this wrong needed to be corrected and Congress agreed, establishing Hawaiian Homelands. This is not discrimination. It is payment for the larceny ...

Cassie McClure: The invisible forces that keep the doors open

Columns

We're not southern enough to be yes, ma'am or no, sir, but I try to nudge manners into my kids' daily interactions with strangers. Today, I nudged him when I saw two women cross the parking lot and asked him to open the restaurant door. One of the women was older and one much younger, maybe a ...

Cal Thomas: Will this be the unhappy American birthday?

Columns

In one month, the United States will observe its 250th birthday. It is shaping up more like a memorial service for a lost loved one than a party to celebrate something special. Rather than anticipating a happy occasion, America at 250 is increasingly characterized by anger, name- calling and ...

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: Gitmo and torture revisited

Columns

America's longest current criminal prosecution is in its 15th year, on its fifth judge, and still has no trial date. The defendants are Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged mass murder co-conspirators. Mohammed is the second person that the government has characterized as the ringleader of ...