From The Editor Let’s End ‘The War On Christmas’

It seems we go through this every year, with people arguing about the political correctness of saying “Merry Christmas” as opposed to “Happy Holidays,” and I have to say, it’s getting really old and beyond ridiculous. I have no idea from whence this nonsense sprang, nor do I really care.

Afghanistan: Oh When Will We Ever Learn?

“U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign,” the Washington Post‘s Craig Whitlock reports, “making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable.

Superintendent’s December Newsletter

Wow! How time has flown this semester! It’s hard to believe that it’s almost Christmas. As many of you know, we had a major issue with leaking gas lines at the junior high and high school. It seemed every time we thought we were done with repairs; we would find another problem.

Who’s Afraid Of Medicare For All?

We might expect that corporate billionaires and Koch-funded Republican right-wingers would be howl-at-the-moon opponents of a wealth tax, Medicare-for-All, and other big progressive ideas to help improve the circumstances of America’s workaday majority. But Democrats, too? Unfortunately, yes.

Tragedy In A Small Community

There’s a unique sense of community that comes from living in a small town. The town becomes more than the place in which we live, it becomes, for many of us, something akin to a large family.

“Money For Nothing” Created Unfunded Liabilities

For decades, Oklahoma politicians vowed they could defy the laws of financial reality by giving state retirees ever-larger benefit checks without paying for those benefits, without any impact on other taxpayers, and without any impact on the rest of state government.

Americans Don’t Want Government To Do Away With Private Health Insurance

Most Americans like private health insurance. Fifty-six percent of voters oppose Medicare for All if it eliminates private coverage. Many moderate lawmakers are well aware of these polling figures.

NATO Is An Obsolete Rabid Dog, Euthanize It

In early November, French president Emmanuel Macron complained that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is experiencing “brain death” as its member states go their own ways, with “no coordination whatsoever of strategic decision-making.

Americans Love CBD, But It’s A Wild West

One in seven Americans say they use CBD products, according to Gallup.

Non-Interventionism: An Imperfect Solution To A Terrible Problem

On November 27, US president Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.