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DAILY EDITORIALS
Keeping the Grand Canyon grand
By the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Copley News Service |
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There was no such
thing as a Grand Canyon National Park in 1872, when the
law governing mining on federal lands was enacted. Times
have changed.
Yet today, that
outdated law still gives federal officials no authority
to prevent mining close to America's national parks, and
with global prices for metals soaring, companies have
been filing a mother lode of mining claims for land
within echo distance of some of the most glorious
national treasures. [more]
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What does it
mean to call McCain a 'war hero' candidate?
McCain is running as
one, but those who oppose dishonorable wars are also heroes.
By Charles Derber and
Yale Magrass
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
- "624787." In his first national campaign ad
for president, John McCain is shown reciting his rank and serial
number as he lies in a Vietnamese hospital bed as a prisoner of war.
The ad describes him as "a real hero."
Let's be clear; Senator McCain is running for
president as a war hero who plans to win the campaign based on
character and honor. On the surface, it seems churlish to critique
the idea of a war hero. And criticizing a tribute to courageous and
self-sacrificing soldiers would be disrespectful.
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