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Opinion

Trump’s Churchillian foreign policy

Editorials and columns

Knowingly or not, President Donald Trump, in his decision to attack Iran, has embarked on a foreign policy that has been, on and off, both persistent and controversial in the great English-speaking nations. You can trace it back at least to the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89: the ouster of King ...

Trump’s corruption could be his undoing

Editorials and columns

Did you catch the story about Trump trying to raid the Treasury to the tune of $10 billion? It's the latest in a string of grasping, grubby assaults on public integrity that have marked the Trump regime. This is not just the most corrupt presidency in American history; it is among the most ...

Through the roof

Editorials and columns

I was enjoying a fine, though cool, spring day thinking deeply about a familiar episode I was re-reading. I decided to get to know the characters a little better. It went something like this: “Hey, be careful, please. Not that I can feel it when you bang my legs like that. But what does it ...

Monica Dziesinski dug a hole for herself

Letters to the Editor

In last Saturday’s paper, school board member, Monica Dziesinski, made statements justifying her vote on a paving bid. Her editorial was supposed to be a rebuttal to community perceptions of her questionable decision making and voting record. The legal jeopardy she may have put herself in ...