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Democracy takes work. Sometimes it takes a little glitter, too
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (621+ words) Published 2:38 pm Sunday, September 13, 2026 By the Pacific County Voices Uniting team Democracy can look pretty serious from a distance. Ballots. Candidate forums. Public meetings. People standing behind microphones answering questions about budgets, public safety, housing and the future of our…...
Stokes GOP opens headquarters in King
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (105+ words) thestokesnews.com The Stokes County Republican Party held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new headquarters on Saturday, Sept. 12. The ceremony began at 10 a.m.. The headquarters is located at 710 Kirby Road, King. The office is open Monday through Friday,…...
Letter: Sum of our nation’s experiences
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (236+ words) Trying to make sense of current politics, I conclude that America parallels what we label as a “dysfunctional family.” I see little difference between our Founding Fathers’ profound hypocrisy and an alcoholic family pretending to be normal. It’s just a…...
Could communism have worked here?
18+ hour, 40+ min ago (760+ words) I guess because we have all benefited so much from programmes he started, particularly the National Housing Trust, that it seems a bit ungrateful to remember things that soil his larger image. Secondly, it was such a divided era, particularly…...
Democracy and Public Policy Network release results of September poll – BG Independent News
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (387+ words) Posted By: Lindsay-Jo Douglas September 12, 2026 From BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY The Democracy and Public Policy Network in the Department of Political Science at Bowling Green State University has released the results of its latest web-based poll, conducted from Aug. 25 – Sept....
What Good Is a Vote If It Cannot Change Power?
21+ hour, 49+ min ago (1631+ words) Morocco’s six decades of elections offer a larger warning about the difference between choosing governments and controlling power. But when voters can change governments without fundamentally changing the distribution of power, what exactly is the ballot capable of changing? Candidates…...
UNCLE NEWSLETTER 2027 — Week 2
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (37+ words) Day late & a dollar short. Thinkums First off, let me sincerely apologize for the lack of a newsletter for week 1. I was in the middle of asking the most important …...
LETTER: Civic responsibilities
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (195+ words) Published 1:30 am Saturday, September 12, 2026 “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That…...
When the defenders of democracy turn their backs on it instead
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (481+ words) A supporter of Brazil's presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro holds a placard depicting Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes bearing the phrase "Perdeu, mane" ("You lost, fool") during a rally held on Independence Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 7, 2026....
Over a Quarter of Voters Say They’re Supporters of DSA, Polling Finds
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (360+ words) Nearly 6 in 10 Democrats said they back the socialist group. More than a quarter of U.S. voters, including the majority of Democrats, identify as supporters of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), new polling finds as left-wing ideology surges in popularity despite…...