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OPINION: Banned books should be required reading

In January, a Tennessee county school board voted unanimously to ban Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelamn about his…

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OPINION: 2022 offers promise for our Tribal community — and for East Texas

This is going to be a critical year for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, which means it will…

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CPA applauds passage of House China Competition Bill

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded the House passage of the America COMPETES Act of…

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OPINION: Why are we torching our best tool to end child poverty?

My daughter and I were on the verge of homelessness before the Child Tax Credit. What’s going to…

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OPINION: Story Over a Cup – When a sandwich just isn’t a sandwich

Ever get the urge for a sandwich? Well, that was me last week. But it just could not…

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OPINION: THE IDLE AMERICAN – Word Muddling: Part Two

Last week’s piece about misstatements on the radio–as well as other communication boondoggles–resulted in readers’ contributions of foul-ups they’ve…

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OPINION: The filibuster is busted. Time to scrap it.

Letting small minorities of senators block things most Americans support delivers obstruction, not bipartisanship. If you’re under the…

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OPINION: My Five Cents- New laws now in effect

Monday, January 31 is the last day to register to vote in the March primary elections. To register,…

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OPINION: Let’s not allow the great powers to destroy the world

The vast destruction wrought by the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945 should have been enough to…

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OPINION: Supreme Court renders mixed decisions on the vaccine mandates

The U. S. Supreme Court has rejected President Joe Biden’s OSHA vaccination overreach for private sector employees, but…