Press-Enterprise Editorials
Bailout restraint?
Giving bureaucrats hundreds of billions of dollars to spend with no clear mission is a formula for waste the national can ill-afford. Congress designed the Troubled Asset Relief Program to defuse a crisis in credit markets. The crisis has passed, and Congress should shutter the program
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Tunnel relief?
Riverside County should not abandon one potential solution to the congestion on Highway 91 without further study. Running a highway through tunnels between Riverside and Orange counties may not be feasible, but the county should not discard the idea without knowing for certain.
High ethics?
Afederal banking official with tax delinquency issues is an odd choice to head the Treasury Department. And Timothy Geithner's tax troubles are just the latest revelation of ethical lapses and conflicts of interest among President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet nominees. The Senate should reject nominees who do not meet high standards of conduct.
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The Press-Enterprise welcomes and reads all letters from readers. Letters are selected for publication based on their clarity and brevity. They also are chosen to represent a diverse set of views on as many issues as possible.Local Views
Save local pets
For the two decades I've been involved with animal care, I've witnessed the struggle to reduce the steady stream of animals that enter our shelters -- tens of thousands each year locally and more than 1 million statewide.
Unite in housing recovery
The nation's weakening economy is having disproportionately devastating effects across the Inland Empire, leaving our region with one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country and a soaring unemployment rate of 9.5 percent.
Give employers relief in fragile economy
In our ailing economy, businesses need innovative ways to save money and jobs and provide benefits to their employees.
Yet California businesses continue to face the most stringent and complex labor laws in the nation.
