How many times are we taxpayers going to be forced to bail out bums on Wall Street? They say they need $700 billion of our money or they, and us, will lose big time. I say it's a bunch of hogwash. Why don't they bail us out and forget Wall Street?...
I for once have to give credit to the city of Yuma in the regard to the old sand filter apparatus that sat next to the Main Street water treatment plant for years. I have feared for a long time that the scrap yard would be the final resting place...
I read a letter to the editor from a veteran who had asked John McCain for help on getting his veteran disability benefits. He said he heard from McCain shortly after and soon he was receiving his money. I had the same experience with McCain involving...
Nonprofit organizations normally do not speak out against propositions, or legislative issues, even when we don't agree with The Sun editorials. Agencies such as 501c(3) nonprofits do not typically lobby but we can and should advocate on behalf of our...
We would like to ask the voters of the city of Yuma to help us out. You see, we live outside the city and cannot vote against this white elephant, yet we will all be held responsible for the cost of this events center. How many events? At what cost...
I noticed a letter decrying homosexuals wanting the same rights and privileges as married couples. Also, I have become aware of a proposition to define a marriage as being between one man and one woman. I will deal with the first issue first. I...
This is in regard to all of you liberals out there who are screaming for change. For those of you who think Bush is responsible for everything from the Holocaust to the present-day mess on Wall Street, the president does not control Wall Street,...
The financial crisis on Wall Street is the latest event in which Americans can contrast the courage, judgment and leadership of John McCain and Barack Obama. After President Bush went on television announcing his proposed financial rescue plan,...
The Sept. 25 editorial titled "Hard to know what to do on market crisis" is puzzling in view of Freedom Newspapers' professed libertarianism. Your solution should be obvious - capitalism's maximum individual financial freedom and responsibility...
Our government is embarking on the largest financial intervention since the Great Depression to avoid an economic meltdown the likes of which we have not imagined in our lifetime. Lax regulation is but the tip of the iceberg. Policies and...