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Opinion

Applaud Aussie stance on kids, social media

DEAR EDITOR: I applaud Australia for not allowing children under 16 on any social media. Psychologists always say their brains are not mature enough to be an adult for everything they do. Shame on this generation of parents for even giving these kids a phone. What were you thinking? They ...

Trump really against drug traffickers?

DEAR EDITOR: Please explain to me and my fellow Americans Trump’s war on drugs front-page article and his pardon for Honduras’ former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for aiding drug traffickers. He was arrested in 2022 at the request of the ...

The two-party system is failing us

DEAR EDITOR: It has become crystal clear with the recently Republican approved redistricting map, anti-abortion bills, anti-marijuana changes, and many other recent bills, that they have no interest in what the voters want or what is in our best interest. To resolve this issue, we need a new ...

Trump’s bombing of boats is not justified

DEAR EDITOR: The premeditated killing of unarmed civilians in boats is not a legitimate act of either war or law enforcement. The Trump administration says they are protecting us from the flow of dangerous and illegal drugs. There are two problems with this. First, they have not ...

Ode to Liquor Store #109 on Meridian Road

DEAR EDITOR: Twas the day before Christmas and all through the store, customers purchased as if booze would be made no more. The manager, Mike, was pulling his hair because business was so brisk the shelves were quickly getting bare. Wild Turkey, Ancient Age, Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam ...

Celebrate the world’s greatest nation

DEAR EDITOR: In 2026 we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Well, some of us will. The “lost generations” of today’s America can’t tell you what our two founding documents are (hint: I just mentioned one), or who the most significant Founding ...