Dick Yarbrough: Its time to lower rhetoric, start healing in world gone mad

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Dick Yarbrough: Its time to lower rhetoric, start healing in world gone mad

Dick Yarbrough

Updated: Jul 16, 2016, 5:00 AM

Published: Jul 16, 2016, 1:54 AM

Have we gone totally, completely insane? It is not bad enough that the specter of Islamic terrorism hangs over us like a toxic cloud. Now we have a sniper in Dallas killing five police officers and wounding seven others because, according to Dallas Police Chief David Brown, he reportedly wanted to kill white people in retaliation for the death of two black people in Minnesota and Louisiana by white police officers.

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Editorial: Dissent should have a purpose

Americans can't expect political leaders to bridge a wide divide until we can find common ground

Protesters gather outside of a town hall meeting Wednesday held by U.S. Rep. Doug Collins. - photo by David Barnes

0810TOWNHALL 0007 — Protesters gather outside of a town hall meeting Wednesday held by U.S. Rep. Doug Collins. - photo by David Barnes

Times Editorial Board

Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 2:12 PM

Published: Aug 13, 2017, 2:57 AM

Put yourself in the shoes of a member of Congress for a moment. Yeah, it may feel icky, but play along. For this exercise, set aside your political leanings for a moment and imagine you’ve been elected by a constituency that supports your views by a healthy margin.

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