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  February 2018

Clearing Up the Language

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by Lyle Harris Sr. This section is devoted to studying the local impacts of specific issues the Trump Administration or Republican Congress will propose. Donald Trump used the term “shithole” countries then denied he had said it. But Sen. Dick … Continue reading →

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  January 2018

The Appeal to Emotions, Not Facts

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by Lyle Harris Sr. This section is devoted to studying the local impacts of specific issues the Trump Administration or Republican Congress will propose. For an historical reflection on today’s Trump-GOP dominance, David Brooks, a conservative (of the old school) … Continue reading →

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  December 2017

“Things Will Not Improve”

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by Lyle Harris Sr. This section is devoted to studying the local impacts of specific issues the Trump Administration or Republican Congress will propose. Why does politics escape careful examination? Why do some people in their professional field quickly distinguish … Continue reading →

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  Oct/Nov 2017

A Pandora’s Cake of Discrimination

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by Bob Schober Consider this story: Two gay men walk into a bakery and ask to buy a cake for their wedding. The owner, citing religious conscience, declines. The two men sue the owner and win in lower courts, but … Continue reading →

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  Oct/Nov 2017

Trump or Pence: Hobson’s Choice

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by Lyle Harris Sr. Would our country be better off with Vice President Mike Pence as president or with Donald Trump? That question has been raised many times starting just weeks after Trump’s inauguration in January. The question can be … Continue reading →

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  September 2017

Time to Call Out the Hypocrites

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by Bob Schober This section is devoted to studying the local impacts of specific issues the Trump Administration or Republican Congress will propose. “The Bible insists that the best test of a nation’s righteousness is how it treats the poorest … Continue reading →

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  September 2017

“History Is Watching Us All”

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by Lyle Harris Sr. Even before the tragic events in Charlottesville in which Heather D. Heyer was killed when white supremacist James Alex Fields Jr. rammed his car into a group of protestors, two Republican senators, Jeff Flake of Arizona … Continue reading →

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  August 2017

All of Us Must Take Action

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by Lyle Harris This section is devoted to studying the local impacts of specific issues the Trump Administration or Republican Congress will propose. Ronald Reagan said this in 1983: “Since the founding of this nation, freedom of the press has … Continue reading →

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  July 2017

Monuments and “Multiple Use” Don’t Mix

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by Bob Schober This section is devoted to studying the local impacts of specific issues the Trump Administration or Republican Congress will propose. “A person is forced by the sparseness of what is outward and visible in all this land … Continue reading →

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  June 2017

Trump’s Budget Dumps on the Struggling

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by Bob Schober This section is devoted to studying the local impacts of specific issues the Trump Administration or Republican Congress will propose. “Words may show a man’s wit, but actions his meaning.” — Benjamin Franklin “Actions speak louder than … Continue reading →

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