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Trump and his sycophants exposed

Multiple polls show Trump's approval at record lows, but I think what's happening runs deeper than this. Something very dramatic is occurring. Many people who consider themselves non-political or independent — or moderate Republican or who even voted for Trump in November 2024 — can't ...

A scary season

We’re afflicted with oodles of scariness and creepiness at this time of year. And I’m not just talking about Halloween; Election Day is also looming in the gloom. It’s bizarre that these bizarre things occur at roughly the same time. But I’m OK with that. Let’s get all the ...

Abdul El-Sayed is no JFK

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, thinks he's another JFK, not in terms of charm or wit, but as a fellow victim of religious bigotry. When he ran for president in 1960, Jack Kennedy indeed encountered anti-Catholic prejudice, including the preposterous claim that ...

I'm tired of eating rotten sandwiches

We keep being told we must debase ourselves further every election cycle. We must embrace the groypers, who are white nationalists, racists and antisemites. We must embrace the racial grievance mongers and the Christian nationalists who never talk about Christ but always talk about politics. ...

Forgotten memories

Some people have had to make it through traumatic experiences that neither they nor anyone else could ever have imagined. Nothing could have prepared them for what they experienced or witnessed. When that experience exceeds their ability to handle or deal with what happened, what hopefully ...

Readers' Views

What is the city going to do about the homeless here To the editor: I am originally from Fairmont. I lived here till my late 20s. Now, I came back cause this is where I wanted to be. I’ve been riding around town here looking at the places I know. Lots have happened and the worst is the homeless, there might be more that we don’t see. I know lot of you have noticed it too. Why don’t you say anything? This town use to help people in need. Not no more. I was always told go to a “church, their doors are always open to you.” It’s winter, where can they go? We ...