In a climate of fear and worry, it is perhaps understandable that many people want more police on the streets. However, we must be cautious about how we empower law enforcement.…
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President Donald Trump
Why are these vicious attempts to destroy Trump failing? And how will removing him save our democracy?…
I heard him say first thing today that he “couldn’t care less” anyway. What a wonderful thing to say by a president! Which explains a lot—in fact, everything!…
For years, Trump and his loyal consiglieri Stephen Miller have demonized immigrants, portraying them as criminals and invaders while simultaneously relying on their labor to sustain key sectors of the economy, including Trump’s numerous holdings in the hospitality industry.…
One of the 2,000+ “No Kings” rallies and protests held nationwide, the gathering was part of Indivisible Cherry Valley’s efforts to preserve democracy and stand up against an increasingly authoritarian administration.…
Many people misunderstand the good points of rounding up various people and deporting them. I am all in favor of it, as long as they are truly criminals. For example, I know of a man with recent multiple convictions, by judge and jury trials...…
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution ensures that we have freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. It does not, however, give us the right to assault law enforcement, throw rocks and other projectiles at those with whom we disagree, burn cars, destroy property, or loot stores and businesses.…
The latest delivery of “The Freeman’s Journal” showed a picture of our divisive president signing a baseball for Pete Rose. We all have an opinion on both.…
While I can see how the letter writer might jump to this conclusion, there was no intended suggestion to any reader that this story was pitched to me or the paper. I pitched the story to the paper as a news story and not an editorial column or opinion piece, and made my best attempt to write an objective story.…
Trump lobbying or no, I have no problem with the best hitter in the history of the game getting his plaque in Cooperstown. He could have his own little section in the Hall sponsored by, oh, I don’t know, FanDuel.…