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COMMENTARY: United scandal and the power of Asian consumers

The days when companies stayed out of values and politics may be history. But as consumers increasingly demand that the companies from which they buy their products reflect a certain set of values, the question becomes: Whose values should a company put first?

EDITORIAL: Teenagers being shut out of the job market

A report by the Employment Policy Institute concluded that “when the minimum wage climbs, employers seek out experienced applicants because of the higher cost of labor.”

On the Raiders, tailgating and gangsta fans

I guess those are the only ones who could afford the ticket prices forced on us by these gangsta owners and politicians.

Republican Estes wins Kansas House seat by narrow margin

Republicans survived an election scare on Tuesday and won a Kansas House seat in the first congressional election since President Donald Trump’s victory, but the margin was much narrower than expected in a district that had voted overwhelmingly for Trump in November.

Storey County sheriff faces recall, misconduct allegations

A sheriff accused of misconduct in an old Nevada mining town faced a recall election Tuesday sparked by an odd mix of local critics, an influential brothel owner and managers of the industrial park that houses Tesla’s big factory that makes batteries for its electric cars.