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The Constitution belongs to us all

Most Americans don’t wake up thinking about constitutional law or the separation of powers. They worry about paying the mortgage, buying groceries, affording health care, and putting gas in the car. They voted hoping life would become more affordable and secure. Instead, many are facing rising costs, growing uncertainty, and a government increasingly focused on consolidating power rather than solving everyday problems. Throughout history, democracy has rarely disappeared overnight. It erodes when leaders weaken independent institutions, demand personal loyalty over constitutional ...

Inconsiderate neighbors

Why are certain unneighborly neighbors so inconsiderate, when they park on the city street? I have one car, and the neighbors have 3 cars, and they park in front of my house often. I have even tried to reason with them to simply move their cars up a little, but they just show a stupid smile, say some baloney, and walk away. Plus, they actually have at least 5 car lengths to the intersection from their house, and they refuse to move up to it! I know that no one really legally owns the spot out in front of their house, but when a neighbor has plenty of room to park elsewhere, why ...

Rich keep getting richer

While the wealthy do not support programs which benefit the common person, they influence voters through clever advertising and misinformation. For example, fossil fuel companies say there should be more oil and gas exploration, for “Energy Independence”. However, more fossil fuel extraction causes less independence since then we are dependent upon oil rather than renewable energy, which is cheaper and will be available as long as the sun shines and there is wind. But then oil companies won’t make their huge profits. Follow the money; who is profiting? Think how the word ...

Matters of the church

This is in response to the July 12 column by Bob Wallace. Mr. Wallace, a retired United Methodist minister, takes great joy in creating cardboard one dimensional figures that he can easily knock down. The problem is that people and groups, whether political or religious, are more complicated than that. He argues in his essay that Christians need to accept ALL people. As a Christ follower I wholeheartedly agree and I can assure readers the vast majority of traditionalist Christians do also. He is obviously throwing his barbs at conservative Christians, a group I suppose I have belonged to ...

When farmland disappears, so does a way of life

Farming is more than a job. It is a way of life built before sunrise, carried through long days, and passed down through families who understand the value of soil, weather, patience, and work. It is the quiet backbone of our communities, the reason food reaches our tables, and the reason open land still tells a story about who we are. But farming is also an industry—one with real economic value, local importance, and national purpose. Every acre supports more than crops and livestock. It supports families, small businesses, equipment dealers, truck drivers, feed suppliers, markets, ...

Socialism is communism

Just a few years ago the thought of communists running for election in our country was not even in the minds of Americans. In their political rhetoric, these communists are saying how they want to destroy America. They want to abolish ICE and our police. They will take away your home and property and eventually come for your guns. They hate America, capitalism and our freedoms. They will take control of our lives and the lives of our children and grandchildren. These communists and all who agree with their rhetoric should be removed from our government. They are enemies of our ...