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Donald Trump last week posted an item on Truth Social that broke new ground for incoherence. What got his fingers fumbling on the keyboard was Joe Biden’s being out in the country warning Americans that another presidential term for Trump would cost them their health care. Trump wrote, ...
To the editor: Her shaking caught my eye. The woman did not look well. I was volunteering at Just Food, our local food bank, on a frigid Friday. I lifted a container of bean soup into her backpack. “I’m staying at the (homeless) camp,” she offered. Her trembling hand reached for ...
The debate over implementing a flat income tax in Kansas appears to have reached its conclusion, at least in this legislative session. Earlier this year, Kansas Republicans proposed a single income tax rate of 5.25% for all Kansans earning more than $6,160 as an individual or $12,300 as a ...
In Haiti, history repeats itself — repeatedly. And for what remains of Haiti’s troubled government, history seems to keep getting worse. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and Kenyan President William Ruto signed an agreement in early March to fast-track a long-delayed deployment of ...
Ronna McDaniel’s conduct following the 2020 election was shocking enough, but NBC’s decision to hire her as a paid political analyst almost topped it. The blowback from the company’s own commentators prompted the executives to turn around and send McDaniel packing. The problem for ...
To the editor: I appreciate Mr. Koleber’s letter regarding the ban on plastics. While there may be one-time use plastics for bread and/or ham, there were several items that he noted that are recyclable. If one searches on the milk jug, plastic tubs, ketchup and mustard containers, one ...
