Our veterans, in particular, stand to suffer greatly from these cuts. The Department of Veterans Affairs is already grappling with backlogs and staffing shortages, which have left many veterans waiting months—or even years—for the care and benefits they have earned through their service.…
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I bought a farm in Ukraine with a group of Texas investors. Amber waves of grain. It seemed like a good idea at the time.…
The American government has been a rudderless behemoth, growing faster than the economy and accumulating debt at an unsustainable level.…
A lot of people lost their jobs with the federal government over the last couple of weeks. About a third of them were military veterans. Our president called them all “lazy, worthless bureaucrats,” which appears to be his way of saying, “thank you for your service.”…
In all of the Southwest and much of the South, all manual skill-intensive industries have relied on undocumented workers. The plurality, and in some cases, the majority of employees at some businesses, particularly food processing, seasonal farm labor...…
Another training perhaps in junior high is how to behave when questioned by police officers. There seems to be a disconnect when police are required to investigate any number of incidences and require compliance from suspects. Compliance should also be taught in school settings.…
Trump’s 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods will not bring jobs back to the U.S. But they will raise prices at Dollar General to Dollar And A Dime General. If dimes still exist. In order for U.S. products to replace Chinese products, the tariff would result in Two Dollars And Fifty Cents General.…
The sooner Democrats, the media, and sensible Americans understand that Trump’s proposals and actions emanate from his transactional developer’s mindset, the sooner they will be able to deal more effectively with what he comes up with on an almost daily basis.…
The overhaul the Trump administration is missing: Start with the most egregious and work down!…
Hundreds of residents and visitors joined us for a myriad of winter festivities, ranging from the delightful Hot Cocoa Kick-Off to the Blizzard Bash tailgate event at the Doubleday Field parking lot, and everything in between!…