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Opinion

Before the storm: A roadmap to safeguarding our communities

Columnists

In the quiet mornings after a storm has passed, the reality of recovery can quickly feel overwhelming. When disaster strikes, the immediate focus is survival, but the long-term fight is what truly tests a community. The numbers are sobering: 25% of small businesses do not reopen after a major ...

Voters can clean house in November

Your View

Dear editor, As Donald Trump’s name was removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 13, just one day before his 80th birthday. It was a fitting “tribute” to our nation’s manbaby. Steve Schmidt, the former Republican strategist who worked closely with ...

Class act

Your View

Everyone deserves a teacher, friend and mentor like Mr. Clark. Our friendship began about 15 years ago with a simple phone call. From that moment on, he became an important part of my life. Back in junior high, I wanted to be like him — and in 1973, that dream came true when I became a ...

Bible truth or tradition: Traditions of men

Columnists

Matthew 15 is a very insightful record for anyone who loves Truth. Jesus Christ was being questioned by the religious leaders of his day: “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders?” His response turned the tables: “Why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of ...

Trolling for Trolls in Clinton

Columnists

Wanna little day trip that is sorta like a pilgrimage? Head for Clinton, Iowa on U.S. Hwy. 30 on the Mighty Mississip to see the Trolls. We first saw Trolls a couple of years ago in Chicago at the Morton Arboretum. I never imagined that others might wind up in Clinton, Iowa. But yep’r, ...