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To the editor:
So we wake on a balmy, warm Sunday morning to find we are at war with Iran; maybe not a formally declared one, but a war just the same.
Why? Not that I want anyone to have, threaten to use or actually use nuclear weapons, but does this action really help protect the world? Or ...
To the editor:
Let’s call the “Big Beautiful Bill” what it really is:
1. A stealth bill that hides items within its 900 pages that will never be debated on their own merits.
2. An upward transfer of wealth. The wealthy get an enormous tax cut while the poor are deprived of vital ...
To the editor:
I am sickened that Trump has attacked Iran, as an act of war. No approval from Congress, which is unconstitutional. I am not shocked that Trump did this without thinking of the many dangerous consequences. He is using his power as a wannabe dictator.
This will also be a ...
Juneteenth came and went Thursday, but curiously something seemed to be missing from the annual celebration: a cordial salute from the president of the United States.
Well, sure, you might say at this point in our political history, after all, he’s Donald Trump. What do we expect? The only ...
If you think federal regulators care about data-driven, evidence-based policymaking, a case currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will leave you scratching your head.
The case involves a terrible Biden administration regulation driven by Big Labor. In defending ...
The suspect in the Minnesota murders, Vance Luther Boelter, has been charged, for now, with second-degree murder. He allegedly killed two people, Melissa and Mark Hortman, in cold blood, and shot and wounded two others. According to Minnesota police, he showed up at the homes of at least two ...