Judge Holly Hollenbeck's dispute isn't with Benton County Sheriff Larry Taylor, it's with the facts.

We aren't feeling much outrage over the embarrassing photos of Miss Washington that surfaced last week.

Tony Snow was a good guy who played fair in one of the tougher jobs in Washington, D.C.

Benton County commissioners have encountered a thicket of controversy at the eastern end of the Finley Intertie.

Complaining about the airlines seems to be second only to bemoaning fuel prices these days.

So the phone and communications companies are off the hook.

We hate to see the Tri-City Amateur Championship go by the wayside. It was a part of this community for 33 years -- almost as long as the boat races.

Earmarks have an undeserved bad reputation. News media, a few members of Congress and even some presidential contenders have railed against the process of requesting money for specific local projects in the federal budget, also known as earmarks.

The 60 Minutes story (aired June 22) does a tremendous disservice to residents of the Pacific Northwest and the nation by continuing to perpetuate misinformation about the status of salmon recovery for the sake of generating controversy. CBS took the easy way out by choosing to sacrifice fact-checking in favor of allegations and argument, a choice that emphasizes manipulating dispute instead of encouraging dialogue.

Even though Washington is doing better than most of the country, these are difficult economic times. We are acutely reminded each time we fill up our tank with gas.

For the first time in the history of this nation, we have a man of African American descent as the nominee of a major American political party for the highest office in the land.

During the past few months, the Herald has editorialized in support of greater "sunshine" in the actions of your local governments.

Making choices about using limited resources is always challenging.

Absent-mindedly, I found myself leafing through the Father's Day cards at a store the other day when I abruptly remembered.

MOSCOW The situation is becoming serious. It seems that the government of the Czech Republic will not be dissuaded from agreeing to deploy elements of the U.S. National Missile Defense System on Czech territory.

This weekend marks the 160th anniversary of the first women's rights convention in history.

Sen. John McCain is no hero on immigration.

With only six months left in office, President Bush has finally repealed presidential restrictions on oil drilling in American waters.

Barack Obama's new position on Iraq, which turns out to be the same as his old position, is disappointing. It's too confining, leaving too little room to adjust to changing conditions.