taftmidwaydriller.com http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/section/Editorials taftmidwaydriller.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 4:03:32 +0000 Editorial: A pivotal week for gay marriage, and for the Supreme Court http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329854/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 26 Mar 2013 8:38:37 http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329854/1010/OPINION Indeed, it’s darn hard to champion states’ rights as defined by the 10th Amendment, a favorite of many conservatives, while simultaneously defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law passed in 1996 — also [...]]]> Finally, progress on code enforcement on the Westside http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130325/OPINION/130329857/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:41:11 http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130325/OPINION/130329857/1010/OPINION Editorial: Immigration reform fine, but not at expense of sputtering economy http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209931/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 4 Feb 2013 14:24:58 http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209931/1010/OPINION A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Republicans John McCain of Arizona and tea party favorite Marco Rubio of Florida, beat President Obama to the punch last week in introducing a legislative package that would grant effective amnesty to the 11 million or so undocumented immigrants in this country, so long as they register with Uncle Sam, clear [...]]]> Editorial: Missing Stan the Man http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129756/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:54:59 http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129756/1010/OPINION Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial was put to rest last weekend, gone at age 92. Though many may have forgotten him, the greatest St. Louis Cardinal ever remains among the first few names in many a statistical category. It wasn’t just the [...]]]> Editorial: No more Mr. Nice Guy? http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130124/NEWS/130129881/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:07:26 http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130124/NEWS/130129881/1010/OPINION Editorial: At last, a smart move from House Republicans http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130124/NEWS/130129882/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:04:59 http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130124/NEWS/130129882/1010/OPINION It buys time for House Republicans to try to reclaim the momentum lost from President Barack Obama’s re-election and inauguration and come up with a more winning strategy to coax some desperately needed spending discipline out of Democrats. [...]]]>