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Opinion

Poinsettia a Christmas flower burdened with bad name

Columns

By BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP Syndicated columnist When visiting San Antonio with my family, I came prepared. If we were going to take our son to see the Alamo, I wanted to make sure he learned the whole history. I did not want him believing a caricature of U.S. history that only served to ...

Trump anti-immigration crusade sweeps up hero to US cause

Editorial

Even among the many sobering stories of cruelty and injustice arising from the Trump administration’s obsessive anti-immigration crusade, the story of Mohammad Ali Dadfar stands out. An Afghanistan native who risked his life to aid America in its war there, Dadfar was living and working ...

President’s agenda good enough without the bluster

Columns

By CAL THOMAS Syndicated columnist White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles says she has a plan for keeping Congress in Republican hands in next year’s midterm elections. In an interview with the online show “The Mom View,” Wiles said she hasn’t informed the president about her plan, ...

Trump leads America boldly into decline

Columns

By FROMA HARROP Syndicated columnist Bribery, inflation, plagues, crumbling trade links, stalled innovation — all these negatives helped bring down the once-mighty Roman Empire. But Rome needed centuries of bad leadership to collapse. Donald Trump seems to be undoing American greatness ...

State warns about scam offer targeting veterans

Editorial

Even for scammers, it’s pretty low to target those who served their country. Yet here we are. Veterans are being warned about a scam amid reports that some Michigan veterans have received fraudulent postcards claiming they are eligible for additional benefits. The scam involves fraudsters ...

Australia’s ban not good way to deal with social media

Columns

By IAN HAWORTH Syndicated columnist After stripping its citizens of the right to self-defense, locking down millions under COVID-19 totalitarianism and treating freedom of speech like a roadblock to socialist utopia, Australia has decided to take its already well-established love of ...