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Local Commentaries

It’s Not Just Inflation. It’s A Way Of Life

One topic of conversation among all my friends and acquaintances is the shock of today’s prices – for everything. When I was a kid, I remember vividly that Saturday movies cost 12 cents. Granted, that was 70 years ago, but it was for three cartoons, the Movietone news of the day, two ...

Are We Using The Wrong Tools?

In our rapidly evolving world, we are constantly building and reconstructing. This perpetual growth is vital—for without vision, the people perish—yet a nation never truly “arrives” at a final destination. As we build, we must exercise caution, ensuring our moral compass leads us to ...

Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—When there’s news about an indictment, it’s always good to remember that an indictment is not — repeat, is not — a conviction. To oversimplify the matter, the existence of an indictment merely means that a grand jury has found that the criminal case may ...

Awakening At Night Was Once Normal

Awakening between midnight and 3:00 in the morning used to be an accepted part of life. It was a well-known aspect of being human. People prayed in their beds, or got up and quietly toiled in the kitchen, tended to the fire, wrote letters—-some even went to visit neighbors. Older generations ...

Sneezing Makes Him Look Like A Party Favor

There was a line delivered in the movie, Major League, where radio play by play character, Harry Doyle (portrayed brilliantly by the late real life legend of Baseball, Bob Eucker), while describing Triple Crown Winner, Clu Heywood (ironically played by real life MLB pitcher Pete Vuckovich), ...

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 ...