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Not prosecuting lawbreakers leads to more crime

There are many reasons why the ongoing armed standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon happened. Chief among them: the federal government’s inaction since the last standoff with armed insurrectionists, near Bunkerville in 2014.

EDITORIAL: Four good ideas from Carly Fiorina, and two that need work

Carly Fiorina broke the Fortune 50 glass ceiling and crashed the Republican presidential nominating process. Thanks to two sterling debate performances, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO and only female candidate rose from the bottom of the GOP field to the head table.

LETTERS: Juvenile facility cost unfairly criticized

Regarding the article on the juvenile residential facility and the subsequent editorial, I would respond: While comparing the county’s proposed 5,000-square-foot juvenile residential facility, with an estimated cost of $2.9 million, to a multimillion dollar luxury home aids in portraying government excess and waste, such comparisons are simply not fair.