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I recently watched “A Face in the Crowd” for the umpteenth time. I had a better reason than procrastination to rewatch Elia Kazan’s brilliant 1957 film exploring populism in the television age. It was homework. I was asked to discuss it with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz at ...
To the editor: I would like to comment on the editorial column written by Robert Reich, "The 10 most important ways to resist." He sounds like he has "lost it" sharing extreme ideas to oppose the Republicans and the current administration. I just want to address just one of his suggestions. ...
To the editor: Regarding the prospect of allowing data centers to be built in Douglas County: I can’t believe the County Commission is wasting public resources on this. Twenty months working on codes? Really? Commissioners, please remember who you work for – the current taxpayers of ...
To the editor: So the war is terminated and the administration does not need to go to Congress to get further authorization. And we have won, or so the administration tells us, and decisively at that. Why aren't our troops and sailors headed back home? If they are defeated, have no recourse ...
To the editor: The president’s plan to withdraw 5,000 (or possibly more) U.S. troops from Germany over a spat with its chancellor shows shows the administration’s short sightedness and lack of an understanding of history and the country’s role in the world (whether it wants that role or ...
It’s not 1973 anymore, and that’s a very good thing for the United States. Back then, the U.S. imported more than a third of its oil, much of it from the Middle East, and it paid the price. Now, it’s in a transformed position. “Drill, baby, drill” is arguably the most successful ...