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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Penalty system, not immigration, is broken

I have been a huge fan of Armstrong Williams for years, but "A conversation on comprehensive immigration reform" (Web, March 23) does not answer the question that most politicians and illegal-alien front organizations continue to avoid: What is broken with the U.S. immigration system? No one will specify. I contend that nothing is wrong. Published March 25, 2014

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a rally at the Washington Avenue Armory on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. De Blasio is in Albany to whip up support for a tax hike on wealthy New Yorkers to fund universal pre-kindergarten and expanded after-school programs. The tax is opposed by Cuomo and the Republicans in the state Senate. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

EDITORIAL: Blocking the schoolhouse door

Gov. Martin O'Malley fancies himself the "education governor" of Maryland. This means, in blue states like Maryland, that he does the bidding of the teachers' unions that have devastated public education. The National Education Association recognized his "contributions" four years ago as the "Education Governor of the Year." Published March 25, 2014

The USS Enterprise from the “Star Trek” movies and TV shows has traveled the galaxies and captured the imaginations of fans such as BTE Dan, who is on a quest to build a similar spaceship. “We are destined to be in space in a big way,” he says. (Paramount Pictures/spyglass Entertainment)

EDITORIAL: Accountants lost in space

For families with teenagers, the monthly cell phone bill is often full of nasty surprises. The price of voice minutes, texts and data add up quickly. The cell phone companies turn a lot of profit, and they do it with the volume. Published March 25, 2014

"With regard to the potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material — that is not something I've ever been involved in, heard of, would think would be wise policy," Attorney General Eric Holder said in his May 15 testimony to Congress on the Justice Department's probe into media leaks.

EDITORIAL: Enemy of the press

Readers and viewers don't often confuse Fox News with the New York Times. Each offers a unique perspective on world events, and it's a rare day when the conservative cable network joins the liberal broadsheet in a common perspective, but that's what happened last week in Manhattan where President Obama was declared to be "the greatest enemy of press freedom." Published March 25, 2014

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EDITORIAL: The legacy of genius

The Capitol's Statuary Hall pays tribute to some of America's most accomplished men and women. Each state selects two native sons or daughters who made a lasting contribution to the nation in arts, sciences or statesmanship. On Tuesday, the state of Iowa will unveil a new statute of Norman Borlaug to stand with George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Sacagawea, Samuel Adams, Helen Keller, Ronald Reagan and other giants. It was an inspired choice. No other American saved more lives than he. Published March 24, 2014

A man loads a wood-burning stove at his home in the town of Elin Pelin near the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Bulgaria's energy ministry says Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia have been suspended. Associated Press.

EDITORIAL: When smoke gets in the EPA’s eyes

Nothing chases the chill of a cold winter's night like pulling a chair up close to a wood-burning stove. The Environmental Protection Agency, which lives in mortal dread that somewhere, someone is enjoying life, wants to eliminate wood-burning stoves. President Obama has agreed to impose a tax on coziness, with new regulations proposed by his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Published March 24, 2014

Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma-based crafts supplies company, found favor before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver last summer, but the government trumped Conestoga Wood Specialties — owned by Mennonites in Pennsylvania — before the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia. The Supreme Court consolidated two cases for Tuesday's arguments, with each side chalking up a win at the circuit court level. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Undermining faith

In declaring Obamacare a tax in 2012, Chief Justice John Roberts, usually the careful lawyer, missed the point of the Democratic health care takeover. The goal of the administration's grand scheme was never primarily about raising money with taxes. Whatever President Obama doesn't collect in taxes, he borrows. Published March 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Strengthen existing act to fend off government

Emily Miller's March 20 op-ed "Obamacare, a Trojan horse for government-run health care" comes close to telling the whole story, but doesn't quite get there. Miss Miller quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as saying recently that Obamacare is a first move away from private health insurance and toward a government-run system. That inadvertently hints at the true extent and scope of liberal intentions. Published March 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Calling good evil doesn’t change reality

Old Testament prophet Isaiah warned us when he said that those who love darkness "call evil good and good evil" (Isaiah 5:20). That is exactly what is happening in America today ("Badmouthing the epitome of generosity," Commentary, March 23). Published March 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TV’s sizeable role in raising kids

Armstrong Williams recognizes that even the best of parenting needs help from the outside environment in order to produce moral children who will become productive citizens ("Changing the conversation on parenting," Commentary, March 17). Published March 24, 2014

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Russell Crowe as Noah in a scene from the film, "Noah." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Niko Tavernise)

EDITORIAL: Tinkering with the Bible

Most of the religious folk who have seen previews of Hollwood's latest attempt to tell a familiar Bible story haven't been impressed. "Noah" sails into town Friday, yet the tepid response to the big-budget epic shows again that Tinseltown is so wrapped up in a political agenda that it has difficulty telling a good story. Published March 21, 2014

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 file photo, former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell makes a statement as his wife, Maureen, listens during a news conference in Richmond, Va. The former first lady of Virginia and her husband, former Gov. Bob McConnell, have been indicted on several counts of trading on their influence to enrich themselves and family members. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

EDITORIAL: Innovative cronies

Budget season is here, and an endless stream of lobbyists are making their annual pilgrimage to Capitol Hill to beg for alms. It's something the transportation industry does well, considering that the promise of eliminating potholes pleases everybody but mechanics and tire salesmen. Published March 21, 2014

What Fed Says: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announces that the outlook for growth and jobs is the same as it was late last year. Story, A5. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: The Great Enabler

Federal Reserve chairmen are experts at talking up a storm without providing even a sprinkle of information. The Fed's new leader, Janet Yellen, is no exception. She says she'll consider "a wide range of information" to determine the central bank's policies in the days ahead. Whatever that means. Published March 21, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Back burner issues boiling over

With Russian President Vladimir Putin's move in Crimea and the Malaysia Airlines disappearance dominating the world stage, many other issues that might need to be up front will remain on the back burner. Published March 21, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: These ‘victim advocates’ just anti-military

So the male football player found not guilty of rape at a court martial will nonetheless be dismissed from the U.S. Naval Academy for having lied to investigators about the very charge of which he was ultimately found not guilty ("As military sex cases end, more calls for change," Web, March 21). Meanwhile his accuser — whose name is being withheld "as a matter of newspaper policy" — will be allowed to continue at the academy and will likely become a Naval officer despite the fact she apparently has a severe drinking problem and very questionable morals. Published March 21, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Current GOP crop won’t effect change

I take a backseat to no one in my admiration for Thomas Sowell. I have been reading his columns in The Washington Times for many years, and I have invariably found him to be clear, logical and persuasive. His recent column "Rethinking the GOP rule-or-ruin option" (Web, March 18) was no exception. Published March 21, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Climate database won’t help

The federal government may develop a weather database so everyone can track global warming data, but who exactly is going to censor the data ("Obama unleashing power of data on climate change," Web, 19)? We know from past experience that the government can't be trusted to ensure unbiased data is incorporated into a database. Published March 21, 2014

**FILE** Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, accompanied by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, speaks during a news conference on Feb. 8, 2013, in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Bribe time again

When a public official is caught on tape taking a bribe, it's usually only a matter of time before he can expected to be fitted in an orange jumpsuit. In one famous corruption sting that began in 1979, FBI agents pretended to be Middle Eastern sheiks handing out bribes to a United States senator, five members of the House and several members of the Philadelphia city council. With dramatic video footage, all were convicted. Published March 20, 2014

EDITORIAL: Federal posers

Nothing shouts success quite like a private jet. Rap musicians like Lil Wayne boast of the "G5 sitting on the runway," the Gulfstream V executive jet that's a perk that comes with topping the charts and pumping out platinum albums. It costs $40 million to buy a G5, but if you have to ask how much it costs to keep it flying, you can't afford it. Published March 20, 2014

**FILE** Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, speaks during a Dec. 6, 2012, news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Obamacare, Phase 2

Single-payer health care is the left's holy grail. The term is a euphemism for replacing private insurers with a powerful government that prescribes the medicine and pays the bills. It's how Britain and Canada do it, and soon, the idea could spread to Vermont, where the state Senate Finance Committee plans to vote Friday to advance "Green Mountain Care" to march the state yet closer to the single-payer dream. Published March 20, 2014