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TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Wonder why we’re $38 trillion in debt? Here’s one of the reasons. Minnesota is known as “The land of 10,000 lakes.” Presumably, it’s also becoming recognized …
Editorial: The Land of 10,000 Frauds Read More
TweetPinShareBy Anna María Chávez, President and CEO of the Arizona Community Foundation Over four days recently, I did one thing. I drove from one rural food bank to another at …
Hunger is rising in Rural Arizona. 2026 is a chance to change that Read More
TweetPinShareRead these words slowly: Invading Venezuela “falls within the president’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect U.S. personnel from an actual or imminent attack.” Read that …
Editorial: One more bright shining lie; who will die? Read More
TweetPinShareDear Editor: Seems like a simple question, but is it? Does their chain of command? Other agencies? County Attorney? Citizens? It should probably be all of the above. On December …
Letter to the Editor: Who polices the police? Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb “We need vibrant immigration. But we don’t want immigrants that are coming here illegally, draining us of resources, and being prioritized above people that are actual, literal …
Editorial: Dad really did mess up Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young It’s that time of year when news outlets across the country admit they’ve had enough of it. They’ve run out of words. They’ve run out of …
Editorial: Announcing our 2025 Hypocrite of the Year Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb I understand the focus on ’28 and all that. But there will be a marble bust of me in Congress. I am a historic figure like …
Editorial: ‘I am a historic figure’ Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young What does the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 have to do with who runs Venezuela? Everything. What does a fee by the International Maritime Organization …
Editorial: Big Carbon has a wish list for President Smog Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb During a press conference by the Police Chief and officials of Providence, Rhode Island, following the shooting of 13 students at Brown University on Dec. 13, 2025 …
Editorial: In custody or detained? Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb “The Shahada (Arabic: الشَّهَادَةُ aš-šahādatu; Arabic pronunciation: [aʃʃahaːdatʊ], ‘the testimony’),[note 1] also transliterated as Shahadah, is an Islamic oath and creed, and one of the Five Pillars …
Editorial: Is the camel’s nose now under the tent? Read More