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Editor’s Note: The following is a letter in response to an article on page four of last week’s paper headlined “Dems hosting environmentalist.”
Read moreParenting and teaching, when done well, are two of life’s hardest jobs. I’m concerned to see the way parents are being provoked into a frenzy of fear that pits them against the teachers who spend so much important time with their children. Those who support this fearmongering are trying to enlist parents into fighting against public schools, school boards, teachers and librarians in order to control what students may read or learn.
Read moreIf you’ve had trouble reaching our senator, John Cornyn, lately, it might be because you are using the wrong area code. Try 380. That’s the code for UKRAINE which is where he went this past weekend with minority leader Mitch McConnell.
Read moreBrandin Powers’ cartoon published May 4, 2022 depicted Mickey Mouse beating Florida governor Ron DeSantis in a celebrity boxing match. We can only guess that Powers wrongly assumes Walt Disney was the winner of the legal decision that the state of Florida recently passed outlawing the overt sexual grooming of young children.
Read moreEditor’s Note: The following letter is in response to an April 20 letter from John Parker.
Read moreIn June of this year, next month, the game playing of insurrectionists, who tried and failed to take over our government by violent means will face the music in front of the American people. The facts will be laid out by a Committee of the United States House of Representatives and the people of this country will be able to judge for themselves what happened leading up to, on, and following the violent storming of our Capitol on January 6th. After that, it will be up to the Department of Justice to decide the fate of those who are accused of putting party loyalty and devotion to a leader (Donald Trump), above the law. For many, based on information that is tumbling out every day, it will be a bitter pill to swallow. The legal case will be presented in a formal presentation on television, for everyone to judge for themselves. The Department of Justice will then decide charges, if any, to prosecute against the parties involved.
Read moreI first learned about “Whisper Campaigns” years ago when I got involved in volunteering with the Republican Party. A local incumbent I was volunteering for was not being directly attacked by their primary challenger, but instead the challenger was systematically spreading false rumors about him. The rumors gained traction and the challenger won. Within months of taking office, the challenger showed their true colors and became a huge disappointment to the very voters who voted for him! When the next election came around, this person was voted out by a large majority and a painful lesson was learned. Sadly, the damage had been done and it would take years to undo much of the poor leadership decisions that took place during the term of the ‘whisperer!’
Read moreWorking in rodeo, when cowboys or bull riders share advice, it’s often focused on how to be more successful at the sport. A common piece of advice I’ve seen shared among the cowboy crowd is about just that—the crowd you’re in. They advise to spend more time with better, more successful competitors otherwise you risk being brought down by others.
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