Letters to the editor for October 22
Time for ‘reasonable and sane’ approach
As Vatican summit dodges issue of women clergy, Pope Francis takes criticism
VATICAN CITY — Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope Francis is failing their cause at a global meeting of Church leaders drawing to a close this week, by shunting aside the question of finally letting women be ordained as clergy.
Nation and world news in brief for October 22
Man accused of threatening Pennsylvania party employee over poll watchers
Biden administration proposes free over-the-counter birth control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would provide women with private insurance access to over-the-counter birth control pills and other contraceptives at no cost, the White House said on Monday.
We have extreme inequality in America, and it’s getting worse
Bloomberg recently reported that Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg is now worth over $200 billion. He’s not alone. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla founder Elon Musk, and LVMH founder Bernard Arnault are also worth north of $200 billion.
Instant analysis of 49ers’ 28-18 loss to Chiefs in Super Bowl rematch
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk sustained what the San Francisco 49ers believe is a season-ending knee injury Sunday, compounding their sorrowful feelings after being dealt a 28-18 loss to the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs.
Nyara Sabally helps Liberty capture title in OT vs. Lynx
Nyara Sabally picked a good night to play one of the best games of her life.
Dodgers send Mets home, head back to World Series
LOS ANGELES — Tommy Edman hit a two-run home run and drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series with a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday night in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series.
Patriots’ 32-16 loss to Jaguars solidifies them among NFL’s very worst teams
LONDON — If the first six weeks of the season didn’t prove it already, the New England Patriots’ 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium solidified them among the NFL’s lowest of the low.
AI is supposed to be Hollywood’s next big thing. What’s taking so long?
Earlier this year, OpenAI and other artificial intelligence companies wooed Hollywood studios with the futuristic promise of AI tools that they said could help make the business of creating movies and television shows faster, easier and cheaper.
Vegan meals should be standard in hospitals — Here’s why
Vegan food is medicine. But during a recent hospital stay, I saw an absurd number of animal-derived foods on the menu: greasy cheese, cholesterol-laden meat, fatty dairy milk. It made about as much sense as a mechanic pouring tallow into an engine.
Letters to the editor for October 21
Guidance from League of Women Voters
Cuba grid collapses again as hurricane looms
HAVANA — Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours as a looming hurricane threatened to wreak further havoc on the island’s decrepit infrastructure.
BLM moves full steam ahead on geothermal energy in Nevada
The hot, briny water far beneath Nevada’s public lands may be an indispensable solution to the climate crisis.
US investigates leak on intelligence about Israel’s Iran attack plans
(Reuters) — The United States is investigating the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday.
Lebanese flee as blasts hit Beirut, Israel warns of strikes on Hezbollah finance arm
BEIRUT/CAIRO — Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday with multiple explosions heard across the Lebanese capital, as Israel prepared to attack sites linked to the financial operations of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group and told people to leave those areas immediately.
Sniffing out trouble: Dogs being trained to detect little fire ants
Four-legged friends could help root out six-legged pests under a growing program to teach dogs how to detect little fire ants.
Ag board seeks rule changes to slow spread of invasive species
A series of temporary state regulations to mitigate the spread of coconut rhinoceros beetles and other invasive species could become permanent.
Reflecting on Lahaina: Former Hawaii Island Civil Defense chief shares some lessons learned from deadly wildfires
When the Maui Emergency Management Agency named Darryl Oliveira its interim administrator in the wake of the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires that killed more than 100 people, they tapped the extensive experience of a career Big Island first responder and emergency manager.
Washington State rolls past mistake-prone Hawaii, 42-10
PULLMAN, WASH— In the end, the members of the Hawaii football team were left to wonder how fighting the good fight still left them bruised and discouraged.
