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  1. Shirar Robert Shirar from an undated family photo. Shirar was shot and later died after an altercation with CHP officers Monday May 21, 2012. Photo provided by Adam Castillo.

    Thumbs down: A year is too long to investigate a shooting

    How is it that a year has passed since a California Highway Patrol officer shot and killed a man during a confrontation on Interstate 10 without resolution?

    • May 24, 2013
  2. Copper tubes have become a favorite target for thieves. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Thumbs down: Ruining the AC at a school is not cool

    Copper wire thieves hit a new low this month when they hit the air-conditioning units at Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School in Indio.

    • May 24, 2013
  3. Col. Joseph Snyder and Jessica Nguyen speak during a presentation on Operation Babylift on Monday at Gerald Ford Elementary School in Indian Wells. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Thumbs up: A fine moment for Gerald Ford

    Local students at a school named in honor of President Gerald Ford got an important history lesson this week focused on a moment in history often overlooked when discussing his presidency: Operation Babylift.

    • May 24, 2013
  4. Joshua Tree in silhouette in Joshua Tree National Park. Raju Chebium/Desert Sun Washington Bureau

    Thumbs up: Joshua Tree will weather the storm

    This summer, many iconic national parks across the nation will be cutting back on staffing, closing some campgrounds and scaling back on popular programs because of mandatory budget cuts that took effect March 1.

    • May 24, 2013
  5. Len Wahlert Courtesy

    Is this any way for government to act?

    Frank VanderSloot was a major donor to the Mitt Romney campaign. VanderSloot was subjected to two Internal Revenue Service audits — one focusing on his personal finances, the other related to his business interests — and a Labor Department audit of one of his businesses.

    • May 24, 2013
  6. Our Voice: Agencies must account for all taxpayer dollars

    Audits are part of the cost of doing business, especially for government agencies.

    • May 23, 2013
  7. Eric Frankson. Courtesy

    Valley Voice: IRS controversy just a non-issue

    The blow-up of the Internal Revenue Service tagging and auditing tea party start-ups is a non-issue. The IRS was legally doing its job.

    • May 24, 2013
  8. Letter: Men also can be victims of domestic violence

    Responding to domestic violence, I appreciate Shelter from the Storm.

    • May 23, 2013
  9. Letter: Incompetence to blame for Benghazi catastrophe

    The ongoing investigation of the catastrophe at Benghazi on September 11 has finally gotten the attention of the main-stream media.

    • May 23, 2013
  10. Letter: Teachers are heroes

    I think that we have all had a universal reaction to the tragedies in Oklahoma and Connecticut.

    • May 23, 2013
  11. Our Voice: California Legislature must commit to transparency

    'Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman,' Associate Justice Louis Brandeis wrote in 1913.

    • May 22, 2013
  12. Gary Johns. Courtesy

    Foster guardians play a critical role in animal shelters

    My dog, Woody, died suddenly several weeks ago. He was fine on Friday night and died on the vet's table Saturday morning.

    • May 22, 2013
  13. Letter: Manage our water carefully

    I'm pleased that the Agua Caliente tribe states that it wants to become a responsible participant in water-management decisions in the valley.

    • May 22, 2013
  14. Letter: Ophelia Project is a success

    I have enjoyed reading the articles about the Ophelia Project in The Desert Sun.

    • May 22, 2013
  15. Xi Jinping, now China's president, and President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Feb. 14. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    Our Voice: Another historic meeting at Sunnylands

    A comment from James W. Miller, a retired clinical researcher at Desert Oasis Healthcare, on the online version of our story announcing that President Obama would meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Annenberg Retreat said it well: 'What a fitting and glorious venue for these leaders to meet!'

    • May 22, 2013
  16. William Snaer. Courtesy

    Common Core goals have merit

    In his May 4 column, CVUSD Superintendent Darryl Adams expressed his intention to 'begin implementation of the common core state standards to prepare our students for the four C's: communication, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking.'

    • May 21, 2013
  17. Letter: We live in a desert, not an oasis

    Thank you to Jeff Grubbe for his leadership stance against the water resource mismanagement by both the Coachella Valley Water District and Desert Water Agency.

    • May 21, 2013
  18. Letter: Oklahoma teachers are heroes

    The heroism of the teachers who threw their bodies over their students to protect them from the Oklahoma City tornado was inspiring as were the teachers at Sandy Hook school who stood in front of their students to protect them from flying bullets.

    • May 21, 2013
    • OPINION /

    Michael Gerson: Baseless fears of Common Core

    Modern conservatism comes in two distinct architectural styles. The first seeks to build from scratch, using accurate ideological levels and plumb lines, so every wall is straight and every corner squared.

    • May 20, 2013
  19. Valley Voice: Tell people you appreciate them before it's too late

    Cash Baxter is a New York director and Broadway producer. He lived in New York City for almost 30 years. He now lives here in the valley. He teaches a diversity of classes in the fine arts and theater at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Palm Desert. He shared this powerful story with us a few months ago in class.

    • May 20, 2013
  20. Letter: Desert Sands Unified is unfair to employees

    Health care costs have been a rising concern for school district employees. Each school district has addressed these issues differently.

    • May 20, 2013
  21. Letter: Good guys do stop bad guys

    Re: 'When the bad guy with a gun is there, the good guy isn't,' Denys Arcuri, May 17.

    • May 20, 2013
  22. Letter: Save the planet by eschewing meat

    A review of 12,000 papers on climate change, in the May 15 issue of 'Environmental Research Letters' found that 97 percent of scientists attribute climate change to human activities. Although we're unlikely to reverse climate change, we can mitigate its effects by reducing our driving, energy use and meat consumption.

    • May 20, 2013
    • OPINION /
    Angelina Coe, executive director for Shelter from the Storm. Michael Snyder/The Desert Sun

    Monday Newsmaker: Protecting the victims of domestic violence

    Angelina Coe became executive director of Shelter from the Storm, a haven for victims of domestic violence, in October.

    • May 19, 2013
    • OPINION /

    E.J. Dionne: When is a leaker not a leader?

    'What if the government starts enforcing the espionage statute whenever there's a leak?' Steve Roberts, a former New York Times journalist who teaches at George Washington University, observed to the Baltimore Sun. 'It's going to have a tremendously chilling effect on this interplay between sources and reporters.'

    • May 19, 2013
  23. California Gov. Jerry Brown wants to give school districts more control over the money they receive from the state and provide poorer districts with a larger share of state aid. Renee. C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP

    Our Voice: Stand your ground, governor

    Gov. Jerry Brown is on the right track with his mid-May revisions to the state budget. All he needs to do is get his fellow Democrats in the Legislature to go along.

    • May 18, 2013
  24. Hank Plante. Courtesy

    Shield law quandary: Who is a journalist?

    I sat at the 'press table' at a recent California Republican Convention covering the event for my TV station, when I started making small talk with the 'reporter' next to me.

    • May 18, 2013
  25. Reader reaction for Sunday, May 19, 2013

    As a teacher in Desert Sands Unified School District, I object to the implied idea that teachers are doing this just because of salaries.

    • May 18, 2013
  26. Political letters for Sunday, May 19, 2013

    Let's talk about the IRS scandal for a moment:

    • May 18, 2013
  27. Michael Zoll of FrickleBurgers in Cathedral City at the 2012 Oktoberfest Palm Springs. Pamela Bieri, Special to The Desert Sun

    We'll miss this winning burger joint

    Businesses in the Coachella Valley tend to either come and go quickly, or gain lots of loyal customers and stick around for many years. So I was shocked and saddened to receive an email from Mike at FrickleBurgers announcing that they were going out of business today.

    • May 18, 2013

Do you agree with President Obama’s assertion that drone attacks are a “legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy”?

Retrieving results.
Yes, they're a way to defend ourselves without putting American lives at risk
87%
14 votes
No, they increase hatred of Americans in the Middle East
12%
2 votes

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