November 29, 2024— To download this issue of our paper, just click on the image at right.
Let’s flex our freedom, while we can
Under the terms thrust upon us in 1789, when this newspaper was well into its thirty-third year of publication, the responsibility for keeping the federal government honest lies with a free and independent press. As the last remaining example of that species, we had best get cracking. The current state of affairs is, shall we say, somewhat less than optimal. In fact, as we scan the horizon, we are reminded of Hercules, tasked with removing thirty years of accumulated filth from the Augean stables, and given but a single day to do it. Fortunately we have fifty-two days to put the ship of state in order: this edition, and the three to follow. A daunting task, to be sure, but our faith sustains us; every day, in thought, if not in song, our newsroom echoes with the hymn, “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.” This goal must be achieved—or, to give us a little wiggle room, at least approximated—before the new administration takes…
