25 February 2016

Sen. Ernst on Obama plan to close Guantanamo


Sen. Ernst on Obama plan to close Guantanamo U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administrationâ€...
13 January 2016
Remembering  Bowie

Remembering Bowie


Remembering Bowie I was in England in the winter of 2013. That January, the news came as unexpectedly as being slapped with a pancake while gett...
11 January 2016

Ernst and company driving down GOP


Junior Sen. Ernst’s Jan. 6 opposition to the president’s effort to curb gun violence is an amateurish NRA talking point. Compare it to the proper ...
 
07 January 2016

Are you satisfied?


Our America was started by educated men that had lived under a monarchy, ruled by a king or queen that had power over them. They came here to worship ...
29 December 2015
Congress removes lumps of coal from taxpayers’ stockings

Congress removes lumps of coal from taxpayers’ stockings


Congress removes lumps of coal from taxpayers’ stockings For many Americans, the IRS is like the Grinch who stole Christmas. Nothing spoils...

EDITORIALS ELSEWHERE Sales-tax equity long overdue


EDITORIALS ELSEWHERE Sales-tax equity long overdue Scan those Christmas packaged and do a quick count of how many of those gifts came from onl...
 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Jettison the reverse-referendum idea


LETTER TO THE EDITOR Jettison the reverse-referendum idea I have to agree with the article Bill Cavanaugh had in the paper the other day against...
16 December 2015
As ‘Star Wars’ returns, a new generation quakes

As ‘Star Wars’ returns, a new generation quakes


As ‘Star Wars’ returns, a new generation quakes Long before I was a movie writer and critic, I was a teenager driving up the Garden State Par...

Rubio’s single-handed ‘Obamacare’ win questioned


FACT CHECK Rubio’s single-handed ‘Obamacare’ win questioned Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says he’s the only Republican running for preside...
 

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