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Local Commentaries

Public Should Receive Earlier Notification Of Solar, Wind Projects

It is worrisome and disheartening - deja vu, to be targeted yet again by an opportunistic, foreign energy developer. We fought long and hard not to be victimized by eight - almost 500 foot - wind turbines surrounding our home. We ended up with three across the street. A neighbor whose active ...

Democratic Socialism Versus The Family

The Democratic Socialists of America recently held their national conference to promote their ideology, including the Marxist “Dictatorship of the Proletariat”. This is rich irony: they claim to be democratic, yet push their own dictatorship. But it gets worse - they openly aim to abolish ...

Intolerance Extends Beyond Physical Violence

He was in his thirties, wasn’t a public official, and never sought public office. His faith was solid, and he loved his country. He spoke passionately of his faith and of making his country a better place. Many supported his cause. Others didn’t, and he knew the danger that ...

Cataract Surgery Prompts Medicare Question

Question: I need to have cataract surgery. Does Medicare help pay for this surgery? Answer: Original Medicare is a health insurance product. This means that all of your coverage must be based on a medical problem or diagnoses. Most of us develop age related vision problems. Medicare will ...

War Department Not A Good Idea

Our President announced recently that we should rename the Defense Department, the “War Department” because we have not been winning enough wars. That is a bad idea. Maybe it was an idea that came from some of the “issue for the day” people that he has surrounded himself with, i.e. it ...

Mental Health Is Also A Men’s Health Issue

When people talk about men’s health, the conversation usually centers on diet, exercise, or cholesterol numbers. What we don’t talk about nearly enough is mental health. For too long, men have been told to stay silent, to tough it out, to carry their struggles alone. That silence is killing ...