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Editorials and columns

Saving the Black-Footed Ferret Takes a Village and a Prairie Dog Town

The black-footed ferret exhibit at American Prairie's National Discovery Center in Lewistown, Montana, just opened to the public on Nov. 14. When I went to Montana in September to visit American Prairie, their newest ambassador had just arrived from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National ...

Enforcing Immigration Laws Is Not the Moral Equivalent of the Holocaust

Whence cometh the conviction, in America and even more in Britain and Europe, that open borders is the only moral immigration policy? Of course, not everyone believes that, and many who do stop short of saying so. But, the contrast between the rhetoric and policies of the first two decades of ...

Life, so fragile and fleeting

With Thanksgiving just around the corner I can’t help but think about what I am most thankful for. The obvious answer is life itself. I am thankful I have reached the age of 72. I am blessed, simply because Awtrys don’t live that long! Brought into a family of four, my mom and dad and ...

The more important focus

Over the past two weeks, as the national press and Democrats have cared deeply about Jeffrey Epstein and political buzz has amplified Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's lurch leftward, the more Americans are offline. And the more they spend away from the constant Sturm und Drang of ...

What is a bible?

II Timothy 3: 16 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” It is somewhat disturbing to hear Christians quote scripture that is not in the Bible. Cleanliness is not next to Godliness and ...

The embarrassments of ideology

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology. It deductively postulates that a large percentage of the population is oppressed by racism and sexism, mostly by white males. DEI makes no allowance for the class or wealth of the alleged victims or their ...