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3/12/25 06:00 AM
Some thoughts spring to mind after President Donald Trump's 100-minute address to Congress.
The first is that this 78-year-old man has amazing resilience and perseverance. Consider that in the past 12 months, he has had to spend hours listening …
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BY MICHAEL BARONE |
3/12/25 06:00 AM
President Trump can take a huge step to combat the obesity crisis and save Medicare billions!
Obesity is a complex, chronic and costly disease that affects nearly half of American adults, placing millions at risk for serious health conditions …
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By CINDY RISHER |
3/12/25 06:00 AM
Does the grocery store scare you? What about buying eggs? Do you dread driving to Walmart? Do you remember a day when it was fun?
I remember the old days of going to my Grandfather Hinkle's grocery store in old Stidham, Kentucky. Today, that …
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By Dr. Glenn Mollette |
3/8/25 06:00 AM
In honor of Black History Month 2025, I would like to take a moment to salute a servant military and community leader who profoundly shaped my journey.
A native of Ridgeland, South Carolina, Gen. Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton came from humble beginnings …
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3/8/25 06:00 AM
I always feel I need to preface these letters ... At one time, I was a voting Democrat. There I said it. HA
I now see that party as an embarrassment. The word "childish" comes to mind, but that is almost being too kind.
All stemming from …
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3/8/25 06:00 AM
3/6/25 04:13 PM
Sooner or later, The New York Times catches on to the news. In the case of immigration policy, the news it has caught up with is that mass immigration, legal and illegal, from less-developed countries is politically toxic.
That news was relayed …
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BY MICHAEL BARONE |
3/5/25 06:00 AM
America has given Ukraine a lot of money. Does anyone really know? President Trump recently said $350 billion while other sources say we have spent less than $200 billion. A billion dollars is a billion dollars. Hundreds of billions of dollars mean …
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By Dr. Glenn Mollette |
3/5/25 06:00 AM
3/3/25 11:07 AM
Most of us dislike change at least most of the time. The current attempt to change our direction from no accountability in our national spending to some accountability has the country in uproar. This is the first time in memory that anything …
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2/22/25 06:00 AM
If you follow these things closely, you may have seen a clip of the chairman of the Munich Security Conference breaking down in tears, unable to speak any further while reflecting on Vice President JD Vance's speech there. This breakdown is …
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BY MICHAEL BARONE |
2/22/25 06:00 AM
The well-informed person spends several hours each day reading something. We read books, magazines, papers, blogs and a ton of online materials. We read fictional, nonfictional, novels and a whole lot of junk. We are inundated with reading …
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By SAM LIVINGSTON |
2/15/25 06:00 AM
As one who shared the hope, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, that representative government, guaranteed liberties and global capitalism laced with some measure of welfare state protections would spread across the globe, I …
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BY MICHAEL BARONE |
2/15/25 06:00 AM
2/14/25 09:23 AM
Valentine’s Day is almost here, and how many valentines will you have? In elementary school, we traded Valentine cards. We actually had a big box, and we stuffed it full of Valentine cards to …
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BY GLENN MOLLETTE |
2/11/25 06:00 AM
2/8/25 06:00 AM
After a flurry of activity -- the president's tariff threats and showdowns with Mexico and Canada, his expressions of interest in Greenland, the policy changes obtained by Secretary of State Marco …
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BY MICHAEL BARONE |
2/6/25 06:00 AM
The early days of a new presidential administration attract a lot of attention from the media and ordinary Americans. The months of speculation since the election about what lies ahead are over; now …
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By LEE HAMILTON |
2/5/25 11:25 AM
The plight of the average American is about the same. We would have more if we had saved more.
In 2022, the average median retirement savings for American households was $87,000. As of 2024, 25% of all American nonretirees have no retirement …
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By Dr. Glenn Mollette |
2/5/25 06:00 AM
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