UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL
As elitist as it gets
Obama's remarks will haunt his candidacy
Barack Obama's condescending put-down of small-town Pennsylvanians as “bitter” people whose economic woes prompt them to “cling” to guns and religion, to resent immigrants and to oppose free trade has prompted liberal pundits to invoke columnist Michael Kinsley's definition of a gaffe as when a politician states an impolitic truth.
UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL
Grade separation
An unexpected detour for unready students
When is a B not a B? When high school students have a 3.0 grade-point average and high enough SAT scores for a California State University school, yet spend their freshman year in remedial English or math classes.
UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL
A tipsy proposal
Beer tax hike unfair to the working class
Some favor icy Coors or Miller Lite. Others savor cool Pizza Port Wipeout IPA and Stone Smoked Porter. But there is no denying that, for many, a tall glass of beer is one of life's simple yet sublime pleasures.
