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Opinion

Lawmakers Prioritize Power Over People

Letters to the Editor

I just finished reading the article about the tragic flood in Texas. What a horrific experience for those people to endure. Something else that is horrific in Texas is the legislators. Instead of dealing with legislation to prevent another such tragedy: (early flood warning systems, ...

Education Over Politics

Letters to the Editor

Recently, I read with interest two Letters to the Editor… one expressing “thanks” for electing certain, current members of our local school board as advocates for a particular political persuasion. The second letter admonished folks for “getting what we got” and chronicled a number of ...

Is This Really The United States of America?

Letters to the Editor

Donald J. Trump is an old, punch-drunk narcissist that commands the use of committed loyalty and there is only one man or one thing that he is loyal to. That one man or one thing is a man who in the late-20th Century took Donald J. Trump’s failing facade and made him into what he is ...

Take care during tailgating season

Editorials and columns

Football season is upon us, and with it comes the excitement and camaraderie of tailgating parties. While there's no harm in a little fun, those partaking in grilling, drinking alcohol, and finding their way to and from tailgating events should keep some safety tips in mind. According to a ...

The feds defend their tortures again

Editorials and columns

While the public's attention this summer has been drawn to masked ICE agents arresting folks without warrants, presidentially imposed sales taxes on goods emanating from foreign countries that have been invalidated by three federal courts, and the fruitless Kabuki dance between President Donald ...

The Barbarians within

Editorials and columns

This week, anti-American and pro-Hamas advocates gathered in Detroit at a "People's Conference for Palestine." There, they expressed radical solidarity with terrorism, celebrated the achievements of Hamas and denigrated the United States. "The average American will never understand the plight ...