Published Sunday, November 9, 2008
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW
The economy
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
I mean really bold: a multibillion-dollar infusion of federal capital to rebuild the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
JOHN DARKOW CARTOON
Fed works to end the deleveraging process
By BOB ROPER
Two weeks ago, I described the current financial crisis, the worst since the Great Depression in the 1930s. Most of that piece dealt with how we got to this sorry state of affairs.
HOMEBOY
Race’s end counts as a victory
By DOUG PUGH
The first weekend immediately after the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in years equally divisible by four is always a time of great joy and relief. The campaign signs have been ripped from the yards and dumped into the landfill.
OPEN COLUMN
We must lift up Obama
with prayer and faith
Editor, the Tribune: Tuesday night I witnessed the culmination of what could become the United States’ finest hour: the election of a black man to the highest political office provided for our country.
Obama unlikely to repair ties to Russia
By JOHN LAUGHLAND
According to a widely held view, the election of Barack Obama is good news for Russia. The new U.S. president - runs the argument - will abandon the confrontational style of President George W. Bush and adopt a more conciliatory line in foreign affairs, including in relations with Moscow.
We voted on Tuesday
to reboot America
By ELLEN GOODMAN
It was 11 o’clock in Chicago when the new first family of the United States stepped out before a sea of joyous, incredulous, tearful Americans.
McCain finds old self in loss
The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Thursday.
"The road was a difficult one from the outset," Sen. John McCain told his followers Tuesday night in a splendid and gracious concession speech.
