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Opinion

10 ways the GOP Budget will make life worse for Americans

Columnists

The GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which narrowly passed Congress and was recently signed by President Trump, represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery. Here are just 10 of the worst things about it. 1. It’s going to kill people. Cuts ...

Names make it tough to ignore human impact of news

Columnists

One longtime truism of journalism is “Names make news.” That shorthand stems from the fact people better understand the significance and context of news when they learn about events and issues through the eyes and experiences of people they know or with whom they can identify. The late ...

What the hell happened with the Jeffrey Epstein case?

Columnists

This week, the internet was set abuzz by a memo from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice about the Jeffrey Epstein case. Epstein, of course, was found hanging in his cell in a New York jail in August 2019, after his arrest on charges of sex trafficking of underage ...

From the air, landscapes reveal secrets

Columnists

Today I will take you along for a short journey over Marshall County to observe landscapes from the Bald Eagle’s point of view. Flying offers the unique perspective of seeing the land in its entirety as its rolling hills reveal mixes of farmland fields, roadway systems and ...