1+ day, 14+ 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…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (109+ words) Rocky Mount Telegram While I am grateful that our state has an actual budget, I am less than thrilled to discover that folks in eastern North Carolina will have to pay to go to work, to go home, to go…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (230+ words) Terre Haute Tribune-Star Let me ask the reader this, first: Did you ever think that the person that would be appointed to oversee our food and medicine (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) would have an obsession with roadkill, would take his grandchildren…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (229+ words) Published 1:30 am Saturday, September 5, 2026 The first time I ever voted, I chose all Republican candidates. Growing up, I was deeply influenced by my conservative and loving grandfather. However, the Republican Party in those years was very different from the party…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (178+ words) Indiana Gazette Online The control of both the executive and legislative branches by the current Republican administration and Congress has accelerated a deeply concerning decline in our nation’s foundational systems and global standing. The relentless focus on deregulating major…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (214+ words) Terre Haute Tribune-Star River Flood Warning until FRI 4:10 AM EDT River Flood Warning until WED 9:30 PM EDT This is a letter covering a number of topics. It will trigger liberals but these are concepts that should be intuitively obvious to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (207+ words) At a time when civic participation feels more important than ever, we each have a role to play in strengthening our democracy. Voting is one of the most direct and powerful ways individuals can make their voices heard, yet many…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (213+ words) At a time when civic participation feels more important than ever, we each have a role to play in strengthening our democracy. Voting is one of the most direct and powerful ways individuals can make their voices heard, yet many…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (266+ words) President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (122+ words) I appreciate The Roanoke Times publishing of Nick Rush’s views on capitalism (commentary, Sunday, Aug. 9). From time to time, I receive emails from Congressman Ben Cline. Looking back on this Fourth of July, some of us may see a lot…...