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On Sept. 23, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued a 2024 Planetary Health Check that said, “Six out of the nine Planetary Boundary processes have breached their PBs, meaning that the values of the corresponding control variables
Read moreFollowing his Sept. 5 Q&A session at the New York Economic Club, The New York Times headline claimed that Republican presidential candidate “(Donald) Trump Praises Tariffs, and William McKinley, to Power Brokers.” The subhead continued: “In an address about the kind
Read moreAmerica is not an establishment. It is not even a government of a constitution. It is a process. To remain silent in the face of policies that one believes to be hurting the nation is not patriotism, but moral cowardice.
Read moreSometime news breaks so fast that a columnist can’t keep up with the surge. As editor of the Borger News-Herald in the late nineties, I could slip in three bits of wisdom of week – and throw in an
Read moreRelentlessly threatening the first ever 50-50 season of 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, Dodgers megastar Shohei Ohtani strides to the plate to the tune of “The Show Goes On” by Lupe Fiasco. Sadly, following the Ken
Read moreCompromise has a valuable place in the political process. Two sides aiming toward a common good have different goals, differing approaches to solving problems. They meet and, after a little give and take, find common ground that neither thinks
Read moreWhen Donald Trump descended his golden elevator and announced his run for the presidency in 2015, he also announced a pronounced decline in the level of civility in American politics. He opened his campaign by proclaiming, “When Mexico
Read moreIt was bound to happen, with Oklahoma State School Supt. Ryan Walters trying to turn public schools into proselytizing Christian missions. One of the first assignments by a teacher in Skiatook was a thinly veiled catechism of Christian beliefs.
Read moreDesperate times call for desperate measures. With the skyrocketing entry of Vice President Kamala Harris’ entry into the presidential race mounting momentum toward a rout of Donald Trump, corporate predators needed a roadblock to support their equally greedy
Read moreAt a July rally for Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, Ohio State GOP Sen. George Lang introduced the newly-chosen Republican nominee for vice president with a rousing, “Trump and Butler County’s J.D. Vance are the last chance to save our
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