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‘The Brutalist’ an epic exercise in ambition and grandeur

“The making of a good building,” observed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, “is a great moral performance.” Like many notable quotes about architecture, it speaks to grandeur...

January 18, 2025 Reviews

Tragedy calls for compassion, not blame

I feel great sadness when a tragedy affecting millions is used to criticize others. What is happening to California residents calls for compassion, kindness and prayers, ...

January 18, 2025 Letters to the Editor

‘One of Them Days’ will convince you Keke Palmer is a star

Horror, not comedy, has been the go-to movie genre in recent years, but a movie like “One of Them Days,” starring Keke Palmer and, in her big-screen debut, SZA, is a good...

January 18, 2025 Reviews

Trump could declare economic emergency to allow the imposing of tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly is considering declaring a national economic emergency to give him legal cover to impose tariffs. Wait, you say. There is no natio...

January 18, 2025 Other Voices

GOP takes charge, faces huge fiscal hurdles

The GOP has a tough task ahead: dealing with a looming financial crunch in Washington. Key parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will expire, adding to the national deb...

January 18, 2025 Other Voices

Belgium’s pastoral pastime of pigeon racing faces high anxiety over crime wave

RANST, Belgium — Belgium’s once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesse...

January 18, 2025 International News

Editorial Cartoon

January 18, 2025 Cartoons

Bitcoin soars past $100,000 ahead of possible early action on crypto by Trump

WASHINGTON — The price of Bitcoin topped $100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he's sworn in as pre...

January 18, 2025 National News

Former Butler Jr. High building sale date set

A date is officially set for a judge to decide the future of the former Butler Middle School building. A public hearing will happen at 11 a.m. March 6. A judge at the hea...

January 18, 2025 Local News

Historic event should be noted with marker

We cannot escape history. It’s a fact that President Donald Trump narrowly escaped death in the Farm Show fields. It’s not politics. It is a tragedy that a life was lost,...

January 18, 2025 Letters to the Editor

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