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“Julius Caesar did not seize power; the Roman Senate ceded power to Caesar.” — Sen. Robert C. Byrd Let that be a lesson to us from the West Virginian’s grave. Donald Trump promised to be a dictator on day one. Yet we missed his meaning: the first day after the election. Right ...
Far-right streamer Nick Fuentes, who usually welcomes publicity, received the type he probably didn’t want after Donald Trump’s election victory. The 26-year old white supremacist and antisemite, who has been banned from multiple social media sites for violating hate speech policies, ...
To the editor: In response to a letter of Nov. 13, I question the “news” sources of the writer’s misleading information. Credible journalists check sources and rely on facts. Democracies are being threatened by money-backed authoritarian regimes disseminating propaganda, false ...
It takes a cracked mindset to name a cracked pot with no scientific training to head the agency that oversees 11 agencies tasked with protecting Americans’ health. They include the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, Medicare and Medicaid. Donald Trump’s ...
“This is junk food, Mommy.” That’s what my 6-year-old told me as he sat down to his pre-swimming lesson snack. I’d given him peanut butter pretzels, fruit snacks and a piece of leftover Halloween candy. “It’s bad for me, and I’ll get tired in a half-hour,” he went on, ...
To the editor: My days are suddenly longer. I have more time. No news being watched or papers read, no opinion feeds opened from my in-box. I have only Chiefs and Jayhawks, and some Royals hot stove news. I’ve been through this before, eight years ago, but this is different. The ...
