Sunday, April 5, 2020

Time in Jay County was a blessing

This sort of column wasn’t originally planned for at least another four and a half months.
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong in 2016

When Donald Trump entered the presidential race in June of 2015, I wrote him off. As he gained in the polls through the fall and into the end of that year, I continued to write him off.
Leave stress of the season behind

Christmastime. It’s supposed to be the most joyous time of the year, but I often find myself stressed as Christmas Day approaches.
Biden should be proud of legacy

It was a fascinating moment.
The holidays shouldn’t be political

Social media and the Internet make it easier for us to access news, but it also makes it easier for us to be lazy news gatherers.
Trump’s swamp looks far from dry

“It is time to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C.”
Grandpa is reason for great thanks

It was a sobering moment that reminded us of a sad reality, and it happened earlier this month at Portland American Legion Post’s Veterans Day ceremony.
Democrats failed to turn out base

Democrats are supposed to be the party of millennials. A 2014 report from Pew Research Center found those ages 18 to 33 were the most liberal age group.
Election sparks thoughts, queries

Well, I’ll be honest. I had another column in mind for this week.
The world doesn’t have safe spaces

In my final years of college, safe spaces starting popping up at campuses around the country.
Trick-or-treating requires snickers

As a young boy in St. Louis, a good costume wasn’t enough to get a little extra candy stuffed into my pillowcase on Halloween.
How can we best handle judges?

When it comes to judicial selection, my home state of Missouri was a place of ingenuity.
Early voting offers options

It was like Christmas morning when it came in the mail. For a political nerd like myself, receiving an absentee ballot provides a sense of giddy.
A visit to Jay could benefit Young

John Gregg. Eric Holcomb. Evan Bayh. Jennifer McCormick. Jim Banks.
It’s time for us all to #RiseTogether

When Christian Brothers College High School head football coach Scott Pingel saw his sport was thrusted in discussion of some of America’s most difficult topics, he didn’t let his team shy away from them.

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