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WASHINGTON — A raucous public debate over the nation’s flawed immigration system is set to begin in earnest this week as senators finalize a bipartisan bill to secure the border, allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and grant eventual citizenship to the...

Sen. John McCain stood up tall and strong on the floor of the U.S. Senate Thursday said America should "not" use torture. The Arizona Republican remained true to his maverick reputation and opposed the general Republican spin that torture techniques helped America find and kill Osama...

The GOP's identity crisis just got more interesting with the recent media splash of Meghan McCain, daughter of the senator who did not become president. Young McCain, who began blogging during her father's presidential campaign, recently made waves at The Daily Beast when she picked...

SAN DIEGO -- Members of the cultural right have called Juan Hernandez a "border obliteration activist," an "American traitor," and an "agent of the Mexican government." John McCain's presidential campaign called him something different: director of Hispanic outreach.

Seeing as I fought so hard to get Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin elected, I thought I'd let you know how I am now. (You may not be the least bit interested, but it will make me feel better having written these things). First, there are some real pluses to this election. We...

At the Kandiyohi County Fair this year I was approached by a Democrat who proudly proclaimed, "We are going to elect the first black president." His comment reminded me of Dr. Martin Luther King's "dream speech," a portion of which I have posted next to my computer. The quote is that...

Right now John McCain is denouncing "Share the wealth" and crowds of conservative Christians boo loudly in approval. Any such compassionate sharing of our worldly good is considered atheistic Communism to their peculiar way of thinking. It sounds suspiciously Christian to me and...

In August of 1964, I was in the Combat Information Center of a destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin. Supposedly, the ships in the area were attacked by North Vietnam boats. History has since proven that false. Anyway, that night the U.S. bombing started, costing us 58,000 soldiers in an...

Nov. 4, 2008, requires a common-sense approach in the voting booth. I am urging all voters to vote and to use their common sense to do the right thing for our country. There are two choices to be made: 1. Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid in charge will bring big government,...

In this presidential election people are so focused on the economy that several other issues are being overlooked. First, the Freedom of Choice Act. This would provide for unlimited right to abortion. The ban on partial-birth abortion would be eliminated and a woman could "choose"...

Your endorsement of Elwyn Tinklenberg for the 6th District sounds correct to this more fortunate citizen of the 7th District. It doesn't make up for your grievous errors in endorsing John McCain for president, Sarah Palin for vice president, and Norm Coleman for the Senate. What...

For the editorial endorsements from the West Central Tribune, see the links below.

Though I am not surprised at the West Central Tribune's endorsement of John McCain, I was surprised at how unenthusiastic it was. Presenting McCain's faults and Barack Obama's positive attributes in their endorsement, as they did, was fair. The thing I take issue with is that out...