
Ron Perry | Disagreements on Water
In response to Brian Richards’ Nov. 23 letter: There are three things we disagree on this whole water problem. First, it has nothing to do with property rights or owning

In response to Brian Richards’ Nov. 23 letter: There are three things we disagree on this whole water problem. First, it has nothing to do with property rights or owning

I have heard a lot of talk about the demise of our democracy. I decided to look up the definition of democracy to see what they are talking about. Webster’s

I first heard the story, “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” as a grade schooler. I thought it was funny (and pretty stupid) that someone could be talked into something their eyes

When psychologists analyze our mental state, one of the diagnostic tools they can use is the Rorschach Test. It’s a projective psychological exam where a person is shown a series

In response to the Omicron virus, President Joe Biden has banned travel from eight African countries. Where are the cries of “racist”and xenophobia from the mainstream media, Nancy Pelosi and

Consider this a pre-Christmas public service announcement, intended to save you, your family, and your friends from a world of easily avoidable grief. I was at a park this past

In one sense, people working themselves into a perpetual, self-destructive lather over COVID-19 is nothing new. For four years many of the same folks worked themselves into a perpetual, self-destructive

I’ve acted out of character twice already by agreeing with something written by Gary Horton, but I really outdid myself this morning (Oct. 12) by agreeing with something written by

Regarding Brian Richards’ Nov. 23 letter, “In Defense of Property Rights,” I believe Brian is perhaps new to our area or perhaps he just missed the headline, “Mandatory water rationing

One of the great truisms of history is that whoever has the best words, wins the power. The movement against slavery was a leaf in the wind, until it

Last week the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, ended with a verdict of not guilty on all five remaining counts, including intentional homicide, for shooting two men, causing

By David Hegg It seems I’ve been collecting bits and pieces of concern over the past year and now is as good a time as any to share them. This

A recent study from The National Academy of Sciences provided some very provocative insight into the rate at which our planet is speeding toward a point of no return in

Thanksgiving got me thinking, and I’m gonna be straight up about it: I miss my kids. As I’ve chronicled here before, we’ve got one in the state of Washington, where

As someone who came of age in the 1970s, I remember inflation very well. As a college student taking economics courses, I remember being taught many of the prevailing thoughts

The left loves to gaslight. The latest iteration of this concept is regarding critical race theory. But before I go on, let us define a couple things. According to Psychology

All my life, I’ve been an enigma. Love a raucous party. Crave solitude like air. I cheer classical values, yet, I’m not what you’d call an American traditionalist. Take Gout

In re: “Republicans Are Morphing Into a Personality Cult,” Gary Horton, Nov. 17. As I pointed out once before to Mr. Horton, when one continually goes “Full Speed To Port”

I know several people who were in the armed forces and had to have up to 17 vaccinations as a mandate of their service. Now we have unpatriotic, ill-informed citizens

As Thanksgiving approaches, I was thinking about what the first Thanksgiving represented. The coming together of two different peoples and cultures in friendship. The putting aside of different customs and