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The letter writer didn't pull any punches in his criticism of our opinion pages: "You do not have a single LOCAL conservative writer," he wrote. Not even one! Why????" Good question. When I arrived at the News Sentinel, the local op-ed columnists were Don Williams, who is decidedly liberal, and David Hunter, who is more populist than liberal or conservative. We keep trying to expand the mix on our opinion pages, though. A few years ago, two liberal cartoon strips ran in the section: "Doonesbury" and "The Boondocks." To help balance things out, we added right-wing "Mallard Fillmore." Our syndicated...

About the Committee The Committee on the Judiciary has been called the lawyer for the House of Representatives because of its jurisdiction over matters relating to the administration of justice in Federal courts, administrative bodies, and law enforcement agencies. Its infrequent, but important role in impeachment proceedings has also brought it much attention. A standing Committee on the Judiciary was established by the House of Representatives on June 3, 1813 to consider legislation relating to judicial proceedings. Since then, the scope of the committee’s concern has expanded to include not only civil and criminal judicial proceedings and Federal courts and...