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Don't fear Flock cameras

We have met the enemy— and it is watching us. There's a growing backlash against Flock cameras, the automated license plate readers that have become ubiquitous across the country. The cameras take images of license plates, which are then stored in a searchable database that police ...

Enjoying Toast

My wife, my sister Jane and I recently got toasted. It had nothing to do with overconsumption of alcohol or being feted at a festive gathering. This toast had to do with bread. Sort of. The music group Bread flooded the AM airwaves with hit tunes during the 1970s. Bread essentially created ...

Life isn't a race. My husband's college degree reminded me why

My husband graduated with his bachelor's degree this summer at the age of 56. We ordered a cake and celebrated with friends and family. He had earned his associate's degree in accounting literally decades ago and had plans to continue his education, but life detoured him, as it likes to do. ...

Maintaining memory while aging

Many people assume that deteriorating memory is a given as we get older. Is that our fate? Is there no hope? Not so fast! Psychologists have studied memory and aging ever since there were psychologists. What have they learned? First, what is the average typical decline in memory? The type ...

Readers' Views

Regain control of the debt To the editor: The National debt zooms past $40 trillion on Aug. 19, 2026, as the government borrows to cover military spending, tax cuts and social programs. These are not investments in infrastructure or the future. These are frivolous expenditures on wars of choice, ballrooms, lawsuits, illegal tariffs and breaks for the rich and big corporations. It is all on our backs and our children’s mortgaged futures. The only way to regain control of the debt is to increase taxes and reduce expenditure. Why not match $1 of new tax with $1 reduced ...

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“I.C.E.” is not Christian! To the editor: “I.C.E.” shouldn’t even be a subject that a person calling themselves “Christian” needs to be told to be against! After all, we know we are the “illegal aliens” to God and Heaven! Yet he continues to forgive us with Love and even sent his son to suffer the punishment we deserve! Yet, knowing all this, we still easily disregard and think we don’t have to show such compassion to others. We eagerly join in on the evil and even become defensive about supporting unchristian activities! We are to follow Christ’s ...