stjamesnews.com http://www.stjamesnews.com/section/Editorials stjamesnews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 23:04:52 +0000 Gun Control http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130430/NEWS/130429716/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 30 Apr 2013 8:00:00 +0000 Tyson Hill Staff Writer http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130430/NEWS/130429716/1010/OPINION Editorial: A pivotal week for gay marriage, and for the Supreme Court http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329662/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:39:11 http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329662/1010/OPINION Indeed, it’s darn hard to champion states’ rights as defined by the 10th Amendment, a favorite of many conservatives, while simultaneously defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law passed in 1996 — also [...]]]> Greetings from Mayo Clinic Health System in St. James http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130210/NEWS/130209668/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 10 Feb 2013 8:00:00 +0000 Submitted By Ryan Smith http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130210/NEWS/130209668/1010/OPINION Editorial: Immigration reform fine, but not at expense of sputtering economy http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209880/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 4 Feb 2013 16:25:36 +0000 http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209880/1010/OPINION A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Republicans John McCain of Arizona and tea party favorite Marco Rubio of Florida, beat President Obama to the punch last week in introducing a legislative package that would grant effective amnesty to the 11 million or so undocumented immigrants in this country, so long as they register with Uncle Sam, clear [...]]]> Editorial: Missing Stan the Man http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129589/1010/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:55:53 http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129589/1010/OPINION Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial was put to rest last weekend, gone at age 92. Though many may have forgotten him, the greatest St. Louis Cardinal ever remains among the first few names in many a statistical category. It wasn’t just the [...]]]>