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Supporters of the No vote in the Scottish independence referendum circle round a flare as they gather to celebrate the referendum result in George Square, Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Following a long night that brought floods of relief for some and bitter disappointment for others, Scotland awoke with a hangover Friday after voting to reject independence. Now, the task was to heal the divide — and use the energy the referendum unleashed to hold London politicians to promises of more powers for Scotland. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

EDITORIAL: Scotland, saved from secession

The Scots thought twice about independence, and did the right thing. They preserved the United Kingdom as we know it and saved themselves and the world from a lot of grief that would have inevitably spilled into unexpected places. Published September 19, 2014

Marion Barry

EDITORIAL: Trash ‘art’ on the public’s dime

One man's trash may well be another man's treasure, as the saying goes, but residents of the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington know the difference. They ordered the garbage hauled away. Published September 19, 2014

Obamacare Doctor Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Medical privacy lacking in age of Obamacare

Obamacare requires every visit to a doctor, every diagnosis, every X-ray and every prescription to be recorded and kept electronically. It's sensitive stuff, and government bureaucrats have no idea how to keep it safe. Published September 19, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Defeat of ISIS requires working with Syria

America suffers a profound lack of intellectual clarity in its policy regarding Syria. We are torn between the urgent need to halt the explosive growth of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, and the desire of policymakers such as Hillary Clinton, John F. Kerry and John McCain, to vindicate their flawed Mideast strategy. Published September 19, 2014

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

EDITORIAL: Mr. Obama’s lobbyists, another broken promise

Once upon a time, lobbyists were told they would have no place in the Obama administration. Transparency would put an end to business as usual in Washington. Alas, there's no happy ending to this fairy tale. Lobbyists call the shots in this administration. Published September 18, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: D.C. residents are denied basic rights

"The facts," as your editorial calls them, are nothing of the sort ("A 51st-state fantasy," Web, Sept. 11). Representatives are public officials who are elected to represent their constituents (who vote to elect them), not those who merely feel the effects of the laws they pass. Published September 18, 2014

Gov. Jerry Brown sits at his podium before participating in a gubernatorial debate with Republican challenger Neel Kashkari in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. Thursday's debate is likely to be the only one of the general election. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

EDITORIAL: Why militarize the schools?

But peer pressure, bullying and ambition for good grades aren't the sort of minefield California's schools apparently fear most. They're getting ready for the real thing, deploying mine-resistant vehicles, or MRAPs, against the day an invading army lays a booby trap on the playground. Published September 17, 2014

Dr Felicity Hartnell, who is a clinical research fellow at Oxford University, holds a vial of an experimental vaccine against Ebola in Oxford, England Wednesday Sept. 17, 2014. A former nurse will be the first of 60 healthy volunteers in the UK who will receive the vaccine. The vaccine was developed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and GlaxoSmithKline and targets the Zaire strain of Ebola, the cause of the ongoing outbreak in West Africa. A trial of the same vaccine has already begun in the U.S. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons/Pool)

EDITORIAL: The war on Ebola

Armies, which by definition are organized to kill people and break things, aren't ordinarily used to build and preserve. But these are not ordinary times. Published September 17, 2014

FILE-This Monday, Sept. 27, 2010 file photo shows hikers on the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. The Grand Canyon is imposing new restrictions on hikers who are turning up in larger numbers to complete grueling "rim to rim" excursions from one end of the canyon to the other. The popularity of the hikes have created problems with litter and safety as people need to be rescued. (AP Photo/Carson Walker, file)

EDITORIAL: A Grand Canyon boondoggle

The federal government has a long, rich history of throwing money at projects resembling holes in the ground. This time, the National Park Service might have met its match in the Grand Canyon. Published September 17, 2014