Opinion

How in the world did the wallflower from Searchlight play such a key role in both political conventions this year?

In recent years, it seems that Republicans have played dirtier than Democrats at the national level, from the Willie Horton ads that ravaged Michael Dukakis to the Swift Boat campaign that torpedoed John Kerry. But if you follow politics at all, you know that members of both parties are capable of almost unspeakable smear tactics.

“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.”

To the editor:

I’m considering voting for a major party’s presidential ticket this year, for the first time in decades. As a matter of fact, it would mark the first time I’ve voted the top of the ticket for this particular party in my life.

To the editor:

What Americans ought to do, the shiver-in-the-dark crowd has long advised, is simply drive less. If Americans would simply drive less, everything would be fine.

ST. PAUL

On Tuesday, after three years of senseless, costly legal wrangling, the Nevada Tax Commission will do what it should have done in 2005: hold a public hearing on a $40 million refund for utility Southern California Edison.

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