By: J. Randolph Evans
As Americans wait for Republicans to pick their nominee against President Barack Obama, there is an important subtext emerging for 2012. With the federal debt mounting, and the recovery remaining sluggish (at best), Americans increasingly wonder “is anyone in Washington, D.C. actually doing anything – especially their job?”
In response to this question, an enormous public relations battle and political tug-of-war is going on between President … Read more...
There can be no doubt that all of us are very proud of the young men and women who wear the uniforms of our country. As I write this on the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we are reminded of the huge sacrifices these Americans have made on our behalf for 235 years. Our freedom and liberty are a direct result of … Read more...
By: J. Randolph Evans
Mistake #1: Climate Change Does Not Exist.
Both creationists and scientists agree – the climate has changed over the history of planet Earth. The Bible describes a time when it rained forty days and forty nights leading to a flood. Noah built an ark packed with animals to survive. Scientists describe times when the planet was completely frozen at one time being Snowball Earth with … Read more...
Obama and his administration are waging a war against the laws of physics. The war will be lost, you know. But it will be We, the people and our country who will be the losers while Obama will ride off into the sunset with a lucrative income-for-life courtesy of us “losers.”
B’gosh and b’gorrah! No one can accuse us of being sore losers!
It is inevitable that an activist so-called … Read more...
By Tom Kiser
Governments of the kind that we have today in this nation are an unfunny, terminally sick joke! Does anyone really believe that the purchasing power that our federal government has stolen from our descendants will ever be repaid?
Governments have the power to take and make use of some part of the worth that is being produced by the economically productive members of the nation’s society, current … Read more...
By Michael Opitz
Let’s start with the basics in several educational disciplines. First let’s look at Civics. The separation of church and state is not found in the U.S. Constitution. It is, however, found in the Constitution of the former Soviet Union. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has publicly lobbied the point that because the U.S. is part of the world community; they (members of the Supreme Court) must … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
When does one stop learning? Never, if you want to survive! This is why I titled this column “Continuing to learn – line upon line.” We live in an ever changing world, and to stay abreast of this ever-changing world one must, regardless of age or gender, continue to learn. And that can be a challenge – a stumbling block for many people.
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch? True. Not even with the natural abundance in the Garden of Eden as described in Genesis was lunch totally free. Adam and Eve had to go get it to have it. Lunch didn’t come to them.
Just as true, there’s no such thing as free government.
That simple, immutable, inescapable fact is a major factor in why there is no such thing … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Educational issues cause political controversy – always have and always will. Some educational issues, like the current school board Ed-SPLOSH renewal issue, can even lead to political fire storms. But this current issue is only a candle compared to the school board issue that was created in the late 1990s.
During the 1990s Cherokee County was in the middle of its transformation from being primarily … Read more...
By Les Dunaway
Our friends in the Republican Women of Cherokee County have noted some recent actions which have led them to begin legal action against the White House.
First, an end-run around the Congress who rejected the “Dream Act”
Second, White House spends $2.2M on buses for a three day trip
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By Donald S. Conkey
Will the great congressional compromise of 2011, over the national debt ceiling, soon be forgotten? Maybe! And maybe not! What happens following this ‘great compromise’ will depend on how the parties to the compromise honor their commitments or if either party, or both, reneges on their commitments. History tells us that the actions of congressional leaders have not always been ‘trustworthy.’ No wonder Americans have … Read more...
By Les Dunaway
The past weeks have made it clear that there’s a lot of folks in our country who don’t understand that the liberal give-away is over. The time that Maggie Thatcher foretold when she said “The trouble with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people’s money” has come.
I’m not referring to those who are simply in denial. I’m talking about people who … Read more...