Opinion: The need for a Centrist political party, part 2
Last week, we covered the first eleven desirable characteristics of a third political party for the United States. This week, we’ll conclude the platform that I think most Americans would like to see in a viable third party. • The party would be concerned with wasteful spending and the increasing debt that the U.S. is amassing. For years, the U.S. dollar has been the global standard by which other currencies are measured. However, there is no assurance that the U.S. dollar wi
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Letters: We can speak loudly at the voter’s booth
As we approach our nation’s 250th birthday, it’s worth reviewing the evolution of our revolution. Let’s review the status of American rights and obligations. We are at least superficially aware of some of our constitutional and statutory rights. Free speech, the right to bear arms, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion to name a few. Those with whom we politically disagree have those same rights. Not only do we have rights, but we all also have obligations vis-à-vis e
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Letters: Why are you a Democrat? Part 2
More reasons for Christians not to associate with the Democrat party: The Trans-Gender Movement. Progressives, Democrats, celebrate the transforming of children into the opposite sex. They promote this evil by insisting in the teaching of children as young as kindergarteners about sex. It has become their acceptable pattern for raising children; give them information so they can find out who and what they really are. This pattern only adds to the normal confusion of moving fr
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Mar 11
Letters: Why we are at war with Iran
We have been at war with Iran since the end of February. Why? I’m not questioning the war just because it violates the mandates of the U.S. Constitution and The War Powers Act. What would be the point? MAGA posers who pretend to be conservatives gave up conservative law and order values a long time ago.
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Mar 11
Book Talk: J.A. Jance, ‘Long Time Gone’
Judith Ann Jance uses her initials for her pseudonym because a publisher told her that readers might not accept a female author, writing about a male detective.That was about 50 years ago.Since then, she has published 29 best sellers about male cop, J.P. Beaumont, 20 about Ali Reynolds, 22 about Joanna Brady, and 5 in her Walker Family Mysteries series.That’s one heck of a record for an author of any gender, and I’m surprised that I hadn’t discovered her work earlier. I read
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Mar 11
Letters: We can speak loudly at the voter’s booth
I certainly hope all of you had a chance to watch President Trump’s recent State of The Union Address. He did a great job of spelling out the positive things that are happening in our country. We’ve made a tremendous amount of progress recovering from the previous administration’s attempt at demolishing America and destroying the American way of life. However, we do still have a long way to go, and with a little cooperation from members of Congress, we can achieve the goal of
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Mar 7
Opinion: The need for a Centrist political party, part 1
For many years, the U.S. has had only two parties: the Democrats and Republicans. Most democracies have numerous parties, with our neighbor to the north having five. The U.S. is not functioning well at all with its two parties, and a third party would be most helpful. I am not alone in this appraisal. A significant majority of Americans express dissatisfaction with the two major parties, with recent polls (late 2025/early 2026) showing that around 60 to 62 percent believe tha
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Mar 7
Letters: I’m so tired of MAGA posers
Their health services guy, RFK Jr., admits to sniffing cocaine from public toilet seats. MAGA’s immigration shot caller, Stephen Miller, is a proud white supremacist. And Trump pardons criminals who make the Mafia seem like the Mickey Mouse Club. But the smell of MAGA rot is in the air. Even MAGA super-star Marjorie Taylor Greene says that MAGA “was all a lie.” How does MAGA lie? MAGA misdirects by mimicking Las Vegas illusionists. They pull “whataboutisms” from a hat to cha
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