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02/25/2010

Editorial: Olympics inspire, amaze, amuse
Whenever 200 people gather to watch a curling exhibition in Farmers Branch, you know something strange is in the air. At bars and restaurants, people stand and cheer for guys named Apolo and Bode. A place called the "kiss and cry" is front-page news.

Editorial: Toyota, regulators share blame for safety fiasco
When seven Chicago-area residents who had taken Tylenol mysteriously died nearly three decades ago, Johnson & Johnson suddenly found itself in an urgent battle for corporate survival. Apparently, Toyota doesn't remember.

02/24/2010

Editorial: Can Dems, GOP agree on reform prescription?
Yes, today's health care summit is partly for show, a made-for-TV event. Democrats and Republicans alike will use the event to talk to the cameras, not to each other. That doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't hope that they can find common ground.

Editorial: Answering the civility challenge
Beneath the blood and rubble of wars throughout history lies a common thread: a breakdown in communication. When people stop talking and listening, and instead try to bludgeon each other with their views, almost nothing good can follow.

02/23/2010

Editorial: IRS should stay away from exoneree payments
The motive behind the Timothy Cole Act was to make exonerees as financially whole as possible for the injustice committed against them. The idea was never to turn injustice into a taxation opportunity for the IRS.

Editorial: Transit innovation
Expanding the reach of rail transit in North Texas will take progress big and small on multiple fronts. Here are a couple of areas where things are quietly heading the right way in Austin and here at home.

02/22/2010

Editorial: Balance Texas budget on 3-legged stool
The list of cuts that rolled out of state agencies last week aren't nearly enough to balance Texas' budget. We must find savings elsewhere. As legislative committees work on this problem before the next session starts, here's a strategy to pursue.

Editorial: Obama's nuclear option
At last, a nuclear energy breakthrough. It's impossible to overestimate the importance of President Barack Obama's plan to finance the construction of two nuclear reactors, the nation's first in three decades.

02/19/2010

Editorial: Clock is ticking on DA Watkins' constable probe
As Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins is quick to point out, if anyone is going to investigate allegations that county constables broke the law, it's going to be him. Now that he has Danny Defenbaugh's road map, it's time to go to work.

Editorial: Clean air vs. jobs is a false choice
In the heat of an election primary, Gov. Rick Perry's decision to sue the Environmental Protection Agency may seem like smart politics, but it's also bad policy. Even if it buttresses a campaign theme, his approach is troublingly shortsighted.

02/01/2010

Editorial: Our recommendations in 2010 primaries
With early voting starting Tuesday, here are the recommendations for the Republican and Democratic primaries we've published so far. Still to come are our picks in five more races, leading to Election Day on March 2.

02/19/2010

Editorial: No heroism in Austin suicide attack
As America's polarization grows, people on the extreme fringes probably will use increasingly bizarre acts of lunacy to make their voices – or the voices inside their heads – heard. Andrew Joseph Stack III clearly falls into that category.

Editorial: Hits and Misses
Thoughtful commentary disguised as snap judgments on a jump-start for a streetcar line, a little luck for a lottery winner and a dumb protest idea in Irving.

02/18/2010

Editorial: Bleak transportation picture
Imagine the North Texas highway system 20 years from now if Austin fails to deliver more money to keep traffic congestion from getting worse. Here's a sample of what might be pulled off the drawing board.

Editorial: We recommend Garcia in commissioner primary
During an eight-year stint on the Dallas City Council, Elba Garcia proved to be an effective consensus builder who earned the respect of constituents and colleagues. After a tumultuous year, the Dallas County Commissioners Court could use her help.

Editorial: We recommend Sessions in Dist. 32 primary
We don't agree with him on everything, but U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions is the best candidate in the GOP primary for this Dallas district. And he is far more ready than challenger David Smith, who – get this – believes Washington should be more polarized.