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By Jim Holland A pharmacist here in town wrote letters to his state senator and state representative. He complained about a then new mandate—child-proof caps on drug containers. His phone rang. Both legislators began their call, “I feel like the boy
Read moreCall it a snowball effect, a dirty snowball effect to be more precise. The human-generated warming of Earth creates conditions that increase the degradation of our planet. At the first of October, Sci-Tech Daily reported, “Warming oceans cause fewer
Read moreThe 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference kicks off Sunday in Glasgow. Representatives from 200 countries will be “asked for their plans to cut emissions by 2030,” according to the BBC. “They all agreed in 2015 to make changes
Read more(Author’s Note: Treat this as sarcasm at your own peril.) It is an honor to die for one’s gods, to have your devotion deemed worthy for sacrifice, to be recognized for your obedience to the holy creed. Gods
Read moreBy Jim Holland The other day Mike Pence referred to the Jan. 6 coup attempt as “one day in January.” The use of the word “day” to describe a coup attempt brings to mind the 1960’s movie about a
Read moreScattershooting (remembering Blackie Sherrod and Archer Fullingim), while wondering if Republicans will ever repudiate the fascists who have usurped their party. Do they truly want to send more armed thugs to Washington to overthrow the republic?… I saw
Read moreI am actually a fan of what anti-government coffer-looters call The Deep State. Who wouldn’t be a fan of dedicated public servants, working for less pay than they could make in the private sector in order to keep our
Read moreOur normal perception of politics as a left-to-right, liberal-to-conservative straight line distorts political reality. This linear approach leaves leftwing loonies and rightwing kooks at opposite ends of the political spectrum when, in fact, they share their main characteristic of
Read moreSo, two days before President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak to the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. Border Patrol agents ride horseback into a crowd of Haitian immigrants, wielding their reins as if whips to disperse them.
Read moreScattershooting (remembering Blackie Sherrod and Archer Fullingim), while wondering if Republicans will ever repudiate the fascists who have usurped their party. Do they truly want to send more armed thugs to Washington to overthrow the republic?… I saw
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