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'Turning the page'

Seven years after George W. Bush proclaimed "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq, President Obama proclaimed a more justifiable benediction to the U.S. venture: "I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended."

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Cuccinelli blocked

Since taking office in January, state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has been a whirlwind of conservative activism, leading the legal fight against President Obama's health-care reform and environmental policies and issuing controversial opinions on gay rights and abortion clinics, among others.

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Frederick's bike path

Frederick County's urban development area east of Winchester has been touted as a planning model for other localities in the state. Yet these neighborhoods, which grew rapidly during the recent housing boom, lack what many would consider a vital asset in these multi-modal times: a pedestrian or bicycle trail into the city.

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Stem cells derailed

Federally financed research into embryonic stem cells has been jeopardized by a U.S. district judge's ruling.

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The egg recall

The salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of Americans and prompted the recall of half a billion eggs again lays bare the flaws in the nation's food safety system.

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Tax cut witching hour

The approach of the midterm elections makes Congress unlikely to do much more than indulge in even greater partisan sparring, but one major issue -- the expiration of the Bush tax cuts -- demands action or tax rates will revert to their 2000 levels.

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Anticlimactic result

That "political corruption crime spree" federal prosecutors accused Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of sounds more like false advertising after a jury failed to convict him on the most serious charges.

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James J. Kilpatrick

James J. Kilpatrick, who died Sunday at age 89, was an eloquent, forceful advocate of conservatism throughout a journalistic career that spanned half a century.

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Polarizing comment

Del. Todd Gilbert's appearance last weekend before Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Expo was startling in its partisan tone. As the Daily reported, Gilbert, R-Woodstock, told the group the biggest problem facing agriculture is changing the outlook of urban legislators who blame farmers for all the problems in the Chesapeake Bay.

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Gay rights victory

Supporters of gay rights achieved a significant, albeit probably temporary, victory Wednesday when a federal judge in San Francisco struck down California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages.

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