The Republican-controlled Congress is doing nothing to help hard-working families survive in Otsego County. Josh Riley is working to fix that, but the Republicans rule. Vote for Josh Riley.…
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While my goal was to invite conversation, neither Jill nor Nicole seemed to challenge my main point, which was that our partisan disdain for Trump is causing us to ignore the “real issues,” many of which I specifically described in the July 2 edition.…
Something went terribly wrong with the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Shortly after the pool was refilled with water, a green scum spread rapidly over the surface.…
We do not have the luxury of waiting for the perfect candidate. Support the one who will bring you closest to the principals you hold dear.…
Some will argue that political debates have devolved into political theater. Others will disagree, contending such debates are a vital ingredient to better public policy and public leadership. But at the end of the day, both locally and nationally, a refusal to debate clearly does not necessarily weaken a candidate’s chance of being elected.…
Mr. Warner has every right to express his point of view. However, he was not a central player in the rally by any means, and his views are unrelated to its theme and purpose.…
By far the most widely felt effects of this war will be economic. About a fifth of global oil and gas production passes down the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, along more than a thousand miles of rugged, fortified Iranian coastline.…
Middle East wars and conflicts have sometimes been the graveyard of U.S. presidencies. There is something about the region and its geopolitics that has often, but not always, eluded the political grasp of our nation’s leaders.…
...we firmly believe that those on either side of the aisle who only listen to news outlets that espouse their own beliefs are part of today’s growing polarization problem among U.S. citizens.…
On foreign policy, the essay quotes Washington’s warnings about “permanent inveterate antipathies” and steering clear of “permanent alliances,” but the essay omits his qualifications...…
