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Commentary

Funds for war could help needy in U.S.

A recent report on ABC indicated that as of April 18, the Iran War cost an estimated $50 billion. The president earlier requested a trillion dollars from Congress to cover future war costs. Readers understand that they’re paying the bill. The boss did say that part of the expense could be ...

Who is to blame in the latest shooting?

It would be amusing if it wasn’t so serious. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and several other Democrats were on weekend programs calling for a toning down of the political conversation following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington. Jeffries ...

Thinking About the U.S. Navy

Many years ago I was in the United States Navy, a junior officer on the deck of a small ship homeported in Japan. These memories never leave you and have been in my mind now with the recent naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. I can almost guarantee you that enforcing blockades was not a ...

Same crisis wearing different clothes

America has a spending problem. It also has a health care problem. These are not two separate crises but rather the same crisis wearing different clothes. The Cato Institute’s new “Handbook on Affordability” is a great resource to understand the root problem and how to fix it. Start ...

Pen Pals can make great friends

I have a pen pal. Her name is Alice Congdon. Alice is the youngest member of the wonderful Congdon clan. This amazing family is made up of Kevin, Megan, Jake, Henry and Miss Alice. I met this wonderful and caring family when Jake and Henry were outstanding student athletes at Northern ...

Perspective keeps skewing global reality

President Donald Trump is loudly proclaiming, “We won! We won!” The Iranians are saying not so fast, the strait is closed. Trump is complaining forcefully that “Fake News” is not reporting the administration’s great success. If there was success, gas would not be $4 a gallon, soon ...