Having Discussions Makes Us Stronger
After the election of President Barack Obama, there were letters to the editor commenting on his election. They didn't start coming in till over three months after the election, which shows remarkable restraint as our readers waited to see how the "first 100 days" of his term was heading.
During the following eight years, there continued to be letters.
Having Discussions Makes Us Stronger
After the election of President Barack Obama, there were letters to the editor commenting on his election. They didn't start coming in till over three months after the election, which shows remarkable restraint as our readers waited to see how the "first 100 days" of his term was heading.
During the following eight years, there continued to be letters.
Priorities Tested
President Trump’s budget director, Mick Mulvaney, approached the proposed 2018 federal budget with a simple question: Would taxpayers want their money spent on this? The result is a budget with trillions of dollars in tax cuts with the largest cuts going to the top 1%. According to the Economic Policy Institute, “In the years following the financial crisis, the top 1% of Americans pocketed 85% of total income growth.
Legislature
To My Mason County Constituents
Many of us in Mason County are frustrated with the steady increase in property taxes, which seems to be led by increases in property values. Local governmental entities have struggled to make ends meet and keep tax rates as low as possible. We understand that there is a tendency to look close to home to place the blame for increased tax rates and property values.
Presidential Rally
Truth Takes a Holiday in Cedar Rapids
President Trump landed in Cedar Rapids, IA last Tuesday for a 70-minute speech to hand-picked supporters. Based on the number of lies in that speech, the truth must have been on a flight that was outbound when Trump landed. Here are some of the Trump whoppers.
Trump Whopper #1: The time has come for new immigration rules which say that those seeking admission into our country must be able to support themselves financially and should not u ...
Yes, it’s true—DVDs have become our #1 checkout category. We have about 3,000 to choose from now, and they include current releases, classics, Christian movies, children’s and family movies, and American and British TV series, and documentaries. We have the best deal in town—up to five per household for one week FREE!
Grill o’ my dreams
Those of you who care to check the gimme calendar you picked up at the bank or the feed store last January will notice that there is an impending holiday impending right down upon us, namely The Fourth of July, otherwise known as Independence Day. This is the most American of all the American holidays, and as a Patriotic American it is your Patriotic Duty to celebrate it to the fullest extent of the law.
I lost my little Nacha Girl! She was up in years and had been with me the longest. She was my girl, only tolerated Z! She was a barker and let me know when someone drove in the driveway. She gave me years of affection and comfort. I’ll miss her.
Losing two pets in less than a month is a lot to take in.
Uncle Mort Hits 105…
It may be that my Uncle Mort and George M. Cohan, “the man who owned Broadway,” may not have as much in common as we’ve been led to believe. For years, Mort has claimed that he and the “Yankee Doodle Dandy” share the same birthday.
“Yep, July 4th was the big day for him and it still is for me,” Mort has bragged, until the world looked level.
“The song says he was ‘a real live nephew of my Uncle Sam, born on the Fourth of July’,” Mort reminds us, brea ...
The 4th of July is this week. I hope that instead of party time, the citizens of this great country will take the time to review the constitution written so long ago and understand what our country’s founders dreamed for this country. We could all use a refresher course on the law of the land set out in the beginning of our great country.
As I write this on Sunday evening, I look back on the week.
