Opinion
Off the Editor’s Desk 3-1-23
If there is nothing else to talk about, do the weather! If silence grips the conservation in your group, one can always turn to the weather as a topic and it is always making a change. The snow of last week brought back memories of the Halloween snowstorm of 1991. As many of you may…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 2-22-23
Growing concern over drugs in Oregon! My friend, Dan Knoebel who lives in Boise, Idaho has been keeping me informed on a subject that some of the counties in Oregon’s want to move into Idaho. He sent me a news clipping from the Idaho Press that quoted a state representative, Judy Boyle telling a state…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 2-15-2023
Everything is going to be fine! I got the feeling that everything is going to be fine. That is if I just could believe in anything that President Biden said in his State of the Union address a week ago Tuesday. Every thing will be better if we can make the government bigger is the…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 2-8-2023
What would Lincoln think? “The place of Abraham Lincoln in history is not only secure, but it is one which will grow from year to year. His name stands first in the Pantheon of this republic, and his star will shine down the vista of the centuries, a guiding light to all who follow. To…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 2-1-2023
Do you have classified material in your house? How many of us have stored somewhere in our home or office some secret document that contains some highly classified information, like the atomic powered space ship on the way to Jupiter? We do not enjoy access to those files. As the past week has shown, if…
Read MoreRep. Moses votes in favor of bail reform
Madison — On January 19 Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) voted in favor of AJR 1, which would set bail for violent crimes based on reasonable, readily available information. This amendment works within constitutional and common-sense parameters, not as punishment but as management of the bail system. “We are seeing the vicious cycle of high crime…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 1-25-2023
Directing your attention away from what matters! “Last week, U. S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling was coming due on January 19 and that Congress had better act to increase or else, boy, would there be hell to pay. The sun rose on January 19. Nothing happened. There…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 1-18-2023
2022 top news stories With the help of Fox News and the Associated Press I would like to put forward their list of top news stories of last year, with my comment following: Covid-Pandemic enters year 3. How many have died from the vaccine? 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Chair of the Winter Olympics…
Read MoreLetter’s to the Editor 1-11-2023
Letter to the Editor: Rejoice! The Virgin Mary was NOT pro-choice. You -wouldn’ t kill an eagle or a wolf. Why would you kill a human child? We must remember that there are no valid excuses for abortion. Rape rarely results in pregnancy–only .1 of 1% of the time. The life of the mother always…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 1-11-2023
It looks better after long process of choosing a new Speaker of the House It was a long battle and 15 rounds of voting before the House of Representatives got a new speaker. According to Robert Romano of Americans for Limited Government, “Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has been selected as the 55th Speaker of the House…
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