Lynn Smith: The costliest betrayal of all
Like many of you, I watch in horror as Republican leaders bow before Trump while he bows before our adversary in Russia.
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Doug Tjapkes: Politics? Christianity?
I suggest that all of us, conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats, take a deep breath.
Bill Dalton: Reap what you sow
Now, the chickens are coming home to roost. As my hard-working farm mother often warned me, be careful what you wish for.
Lynda King: The values we've lost along the way
Our community, our nation, and our world face enormous challenges. We won't solve them through judgment and division.
Barbara Mezeske: What is going on?
Put the blame where it belongs — on the Republicans in Congress — who care more about staying in power, even if they are toothless, than they care about the nation.
Bill Dalton: The coming crisis? The courts are next
How long will this continue before Trump grows tired of America’s game of checks and balances and declares “checkmate”?
Tim Pennings: The soul is a state of being
Am I a soul that inhabits my physical body, or am I a physical body from which a soul emerges?
Dale Wyngarden: Is DOGE a savior in efficiency or just more dead-weight bureaucracy?
We’re eager to see whether your Department of Government Efficiency really contributes to Great Again, or is simply more dead-weight bureaucracy bestowing a worthless title in appreciation for political contributions.
Josh Brugger: We stand shoulder to shoulder to right the ship in Ottawa County
While we’ve heard much about “mandates” from nationally elected leaders, the new majority in Ottawa County does have a mandate. It is to return Ottawa County to governance that’s competent, transparent, fiscally responsible and representative of all people in Ottawa County.