Editorial: 'Granny D' showed you're never too old
The Eagle-Tribune
North Andover, Mass.

Doris Haddock, better known as "Granny D" for the last few years of her century-long life, didn't win them all.

But she played the political game with principle, fervor, joy and endless energy. And that was enough to make a difference.

Haddock, who died Tuesday at her home in Dublin, N.H., had turned 100 in January. She didn't even become politically active until after she retired in 1972.

Editorial: Roethlisberger already guilty of poor judgment
The Tribune-Democrat
Johnstown, Pa.

Did Ben Roethlisberger sexually assault a college student last week at a bar in Milledgeville, Ga.?
That’s for the police and the legal system to sort out, as investigators gather evidence and interview potential witnesses.
But even if the case brings no formal charges, Roethlisberger is guilty of poor judgment and disregard for his position as quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Editorial: Democrats veering down wrong path on health care
The Eagle-Tribune
North Andover, Mass.

President Obama and the Democratic leadership in Congress will not be doing the country, their party or themselves any good trying to ram through a health care reform bill few Americans want.

Editorial: Goals and standards make great schools
The Free Press
Mankato, Minn.

Yet another educational study has emerged and is now debated within a discipline forever searching for new figures, new emerging trends, new and unique methods for squeezing as much improvement in student performance that might be possible. This new study making rounds within the educational establishment is noteworthy in the way it dismisses the stylish in favor of common wisdom and the tried and true.

Editorial: Aimless reform
New Castle News
New Castle, Pa.

Last week’s summit on health care proved to be considerably more show than substance.

And that’s to be expected. The name of the game in Washington is angling for advantage. The notion of hammering out differences in order to benefit the American people is so quaint that it’s laughable.

Sadly, Washington has devolved into perpetual campaign mode.