It seems apparent that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee. Can he beat President Obama? Pitting Mitt Romney against Barack Obama recalls some aspects of the election of 2008. Romney has more media presence than the wooden John McCain. And overexposure, gaffs, and wobbly abilities in extemporaneous speaking have…
To the Editor: Last fall I was in your wonderful town visiting old friends. We drove past a school with a sign that read “We Give Praise To God For Providing ABC Summer Funding.” I was puzzled and asked my friends what the sign was about and they told us…
Regarding the case presently before the Supreme Court adjudicating the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act of 2010, otherwise known as "Obamacare", the crux is whether the federal government can require individual citizens to purchase medical insurance, i.e., the so-called "individual mandate."…
Reality has overcome optimism… again. Our two year effort to bring quality local journalism back to the small town communities of south Washington County has ended. We were struggling in a business climate where size matters and the economics of scale rules. “Too small to succeed” is no less true…
Political culture is a curious thing. It always begs the question, “why can’t everybody be like me.” What seems so clear, so obvious to one person can seem so incredibly wrong-headed to the other guy. Democracy breeds ideological diversity. But still, why do we need a law that insists government…
Question: The brouhaha over conservative talk radio star Rush Linbaugh’s incendiary remarks on contraception has intensified and more advertisers have withdrawn their support. Will this have a “cooling effect” on talk radio in general? Should conservatives be concerned? Rush Limbaugh made a statement that he admits was over the top.…
Question: The brouhaha over conservative talk radio star Rush Limbaugh’s incendiary remarks on contraception has intensified and more advertisers have withdrawn their support. Will this have a “cooling effect” on talk radio in general? Should conservatives be concerned? For years we have been hearing of the great liberal conspiracy to…
