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Religion has no place in politics

One of the most satisfying parts of my job is finding a great letter to the editor, such as the one that came in from Francis A. Wong. Wong is a former member of the Hawaiian state Senate and was a...

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CDC: California one of only three states not to raise cigarette taxes since 2000

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a new study, notes that California is one of only three U.S. states not to have raised cigarette excise taxes since 2000.  Missouri and North...

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What do you think of term limits?

In September, a Desert Sun editorial advocated for the end of term limits for California legislators. When the state led the nation by imposing term limits in 1990, the idea seemed to make sense. By...

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Washington Post analysis finds Bono Mack’s wealth plummeting

Many in Congress have weathered the tough economy far better than most Americans. But that’s not the case for Rep. Mary Bono Mack, the Washington Post found. In their The Reliable Source column Sunday,...

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Are Clinton’s actions bringing politics to the Humana Challenge?

It is no secret that most players on the PGA Tour tend to lean to the more conservative side of politics. Some are staunch right-wing Republicans, some are just more conservative when it comes to...

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How we reach our endorsement decisions

I love elections. It’s the best time for an editorial writer. It’s a challenge to understand all the issues and get to know candidates well enough to make a judgment. The hard part, of course, is the...

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Barbara Boxer and Raul Ruiz meet with Army Corps over Salton Sea

Sen. Barbara Boxer and the Coachella Valley’s incoming congressman, Raul Ruiz, met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday to discuss the Salton Sea. The Democrats met with Ms. Jo-Ellen...

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Congress less popular than root canals, NFL replacement refs, even Nickelback

It appears the American people are turned off by political bickering and one partisan showdown after another in Washington, D.C. A new poll by Public Policy Polling shows just how deep in the muck...

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Mary Bono Mack breaks her wrist snowboarding, plans to work on book

Former Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack will be spending the first weeks of her new civilian life convalescing. Bono Mack broke her wrist over the weekend while trying her hand(s) at snowboarding at a...

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Try our new poll question

Mydesert.com switched to new software for our daily poll question. Our hope is that this new format will work with all the browsers out there – Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc. And it has some nifty...

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