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Opinion

Harmony Weekend in Harrisville

Letters to the Editor

Harmony Weekend in Harrisville is known for its Arts and Crafts Show, but origins of the name are from the Singing Quartets and Sweet Adeline singers. Harmony. Most people who come here are from middle class working families. They built summer cabins, brought their children, grandchildren and ...

The problem with miracles

Editorials and columns

According to a recent Pew Research study, about 35 percent of our population will say, yes, miracles occur today; I’ve experienced them and rely on them and hope to see more. Most physicians (59%) pray for the health of individual patients and say that they have seen miraculous ...

Pro-life refers to in utero

Letters to the Editor

The writer in a recent letter to the editor entitled “Are You?” has confused the pro-life issue with several other moral and political issues. Pro-life means protecting the lives of all human beings IN UTERO. It has no bearing on race or lifestyle choices (LBTQ+), income or housing. To add ...

For America, it’s time to count what really counts

Editorials and columns

Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn't like the numbers announced in her monthly jobs report. The bureau reports not only on jobs, but also on inflation and compensation. All those numbers affect policy and politics. Slowing job growth might encourage ...

The right to be left alone

Editorials and columns

What if the federal government captures in real time the contents of every telephone call, email and text message and all the fiber-optic data generated by every person and entity in the United States 24/7? What if this mass surveillance was never authorized by any federal law and tramples the ...

New climate report deserves to be debated, not silenced

Editorials and columns

A new report from the Department of Energy concludes that, yes, the climate is changing and humans contribute to it — but no, it's not necessarily the impending catastrophe we've been warned about. In another era, an agency charting this kind of middle course would be unremarkable. Today, it ...