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Carole McWilliams
Position: Staff reporter

Some of us don't have a vote in LPEA board election

The annual LPEA board election is happening now, at least for some co-op members. Letters to the editor have become rather heated, especially regarding incumbent nine-year board member Jeff...

Stop the war on future generations

Tuesday was Earth Day. For some of us, that's an occasion to recognize that the Earth is the only global life support system we've got, and we should treat her accordingly. For others, the E...

Congressional votes emphasize their party's priorities

Our worthies in congress are on yet another of their taxpayer-funded vacations. Before they left town, they busied themselves voting on political statements that have zero chance of becoming...

Supreme Court moves U.S. toward oligarchy

The pro-corporate majority on the U.S. Supreme Court took steps last week to move the U.S. still farther toward government of, by, and for the fat cats and big corporations (as if we aren't ...

Clothing 10 best list causes puzzlement

It's spring break time, so I'm taking the week off from political commentary. Gawd knows we need a break from politics! The magazine that comes with the Sunday newspaper had an it...

Schools want their money

School districts around the state have been hit with more than $1 billion of state funding take-backs since 2009 because of state revenue shortfalls. Districts dealt with the cuts...