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President Trump started his campaign for public office with some phrases that have since become commonly used in our everyday conversation.  From the beginning, he aimed to “drain the swamp”, one of the most potent political slogans in American h.. Read More

• 06 December 2019
• Commentary

Considering all the media attention given to current impeachment hearings, it’s easy to overlook America’s encouraging economic news. Last week the November employment report signaled an acceleration of extraordinary labor market trends in America, de.. Read More

• 13 December 2019
• Commentary

“It’s coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees, they’re putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace.” Eve of Christmas Eve, 2014:  The joy and peace of New York City’s midtown shopping district was shattered.  .. Read More

• 20 December 2019
• Commentary

As Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, it’s appropriate to review some of His teachings that have greatly impacted our world. Jesus went out of his way to minister to the poor, the sick, and sinners. How else can you explain inclu.. Read More

• 27 December 2019
• Commentary

In the August 3, 2018 version of my column in this newspaper, I wrote about impeachment.  At that time, Pelosi said that impeachment would require bipartisan support.  Well, here we are, two years later.  And Trump has been impeached in a s.. Read More

• 03 January 2020
• Commentary

Protestors burned effigies of a tousle-haired blond man, chanting “Refugees welcome here!”; “No to Tory racism!”; “Not my PM!”.  “Magpie madness”, otherwise known as “swooping season” had begun.  Envision the avian frenzy in .. Read More

• 10 January 2020
• Commentary

The reaction to the killing of Qassem Soleimani by many on the left was both predictable and expected. Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it provocative and a disproportionate action. Joe Biden stated “The problem started in May 2018 when President Trump backe.. Read More

• 17 January 2020
• Commentary

I first encountered Scrappy, a puppy of unknown ancestry, on the mean streets of New York City. At the other end of the leash was a little boy, named Antonio, who spoke little English.  He and his family had recently emigrated from Puerto Rico. We co.. Read More

• 31 January 2020
• Commentary

Last week, we completed our series of candidate debates in Kendall County. At each of these events, our GOP candidates answered voter questions, and told us of their qualifications, their experience, their values and beliefs. As in the past election cycle.. Read More

• 12 February 2020
• Commentary

“Nanny State: A government with overprotective/interfering policies” Flanked by sidekick “Judge Judy” Sheindlin, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of the Socialist Republic of New York City, campaigned, January 11, .. Read More

• 21 February 2020
• Commentary