How many times have we read about, or have seen on TV news, someone murdering a spouse, partner, significant other, or family member? Such things have occurred in our town and area. These sad events occur more often than we would like to admit. Typically, we cannot make any sense as to why ...
Much of our rising energy costs comes from a decades-long campaign of progressive environmentalists and Democrat backed regulators to tear down coal-fired power plants, block nuclear and natural gas expansion and make America reliant on wind and solar — the two power sources most popular ...
More “swampy” stuff To the editor: Trump campaigned in 2024 that he would “drain the swamp” in D.C. Here’s just a few things he actually has done: Accepted a $400 million jet from Qatar, in direct violation of federal regulations. Accepted millions from private donors for his ballroom project. He did not attain permission from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its lawsuit. Now, congressional Republicans have proposed allocating $1 billion taxpayer funds for underground security for the ballroom. Sells merchandise (merch) like a rock band, look up the ...
Today, we remember the courage of those who made the ultimate sacrifice and the extraordinary strength of their loved ones. We remember not just how they served, but why: to protect the ideals of freedom, democracy, and unity. I’m thinking of heroes like Master Sergeant Nicole Amor from ...
Today, one has to assume that President Donald Trump does not see himself winning the Nobel Peace Prize anytime soon. But, an Oscar and an Emmy? Yes, without any doubt. He has been America's Best Actor in a Drama and Best Director of a Reality TV Show. After all, a man who has threatened ...
On Tuesday’s opinion page there was a column from Rich Lowry titled “Our screen culture increasingly can’t read” that struck a chord with me. In it he cites a New York Times survey that said 80 percent of teachers said that students at their schools have a device assigned to them and that more than 80 percent said that kids get devices assigned to them by kindergarten. He also mentioned a report that said over the past 10 years, reading scores have declined in 83 percent of school districts. I was interested in this correlation as it’s something I’ve been curious about. I ...
