08.13.2008 9:01 pm

Thursday editorial: Playing from behind

Protecting a nation from tainted food and unsafe drugs in the age of globalization is a daunting and complex job. But it’s not impossible. Americans have a right to expect that it be done right and done now.
It hasn’t been.…

Tags: budget, food safety, heparin, imported food, John G. Carlton, melamine, recall, Salmonella Saintpaul, seafood, spinach, tainted pet food, tomatoes, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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04.10.2008 9:00 pm

Friday editorial: The Perpetual Campaign

By Kevin Horrigan

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

After the last attack ad fades away and the last ballot is counted, elected officials are supposed to sit down and govern. But it’s hard to govern effectively if the losers can demand a do-over.

That’s the problem with recall elections. They…

Tags: Francis Slay, Illinois Legislature, Jay Hoffman, recall, Rod Blagojevich

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Thursday editorial: Playing from behind

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