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‘Irrational criticisms’ overlook morality

“America now has both the pope and the antichrist,” stated a meme posted by a person who also posted another saying, “Trump is a POS, second only to Hitler.” Is Trump gassing Jews? Does Trump espouse a Bible-despising worldview like the Nazis did? It wasn’t long ago when I walked through a hallway plastered with malicious remarks and nasty caricatures, which included the devil masked as a man whose speeches were regarded as nothing but “lumps of imbecility, buffoonery and vulgar malignity.” Ridiculed as “the weakest man who had ever been elected … vain sterile, ...

Let me thank you for your time

The other day, as I was sitting in a dentist’s chair having my teeth cleaned, it reminded me of the reality that there are some jobs that physically have to be done by people. There are jobs that cannot be done at home using only a computer and an internet connection. It is not just dental work; it is most medical work. Patients have to be seen; the sick have to be taken care of. As to teaching, effective education requires that teachers be in a classroom. In the winter, snowplows actually must be operated by snowplow drivers, etc. As to manufacturing, you can’t produce truck ...

Staying consistent with Constitution: Rights extend to all people in the U.S.

In my opinion our forefathers were geniuses when they wrote our Constitution. Our Constitution, the oldest national constitution in use today, defines the principle of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. Our constitution describes the three equal branches of government, each with specific responsibilities. The Legislative branch makes the laws and controls the purse, the Executive branch enforces the laws and the Judicial ...

Turning a blind eye to world’s problems

Some 500,000 people in Gaza are facing imminent death from starvation. We are financing this. Their blood is on our hands. Starvation is a very slow, painful death. Elon Musk’s Tesla company paid no taxes last year. That is why we are broke. We are living in a time when there is enough food for everyone. We have the technology and resources for everyone to have food and clean water. Water is life. With water you can grow your own food. But we are choosing to invest in weapons instead of life. We have inherited a world of amazing complexity. We are recording its breakdown with ...

Fly U.S. flag while remembering sacrifices

On Monday, the city of Dunkirk and a number of other area communities will honor its local veterans who had served or paid the ultimate price to protect and defend our country. Our country lists five official wars along with two police actions in Korea and Vietnam and the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Growing up it was called Decoration day. It was a day to honor all the Civil War soldiers who had paid the ultimate price. May 30 was the official date picked because it was at that time the flowers in Washington were at full bloom. As time passed, some states had issues with ...

The forgotten founding father

For most of us when we think of the founding fathers of our nation we think of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin or John and Samuel Adams. However, Dr. Joseph Warren, who played a major role in events leading to the rebellion, remains our forgotten “founding father.” Who was Warren? Brought up on a farm yet superbly educated he has been called a combination of a working class farmer and a gentleman scholar allowing him to move in all levels of Boston society. Historians believe that in the years leading up to the Revolution his leadership role was equal if not ...