As we get up there in years, it’s easy to become jaded. After all, we’ve seen a lot; it takes more to create a “Wow!” Being open to a possible “Wow!” can help keep us young in spirit. At least it does for this soon-to-turn-80 writer. I’ve experienced several wows and learned a few cool […]
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Douglas Rooks: Alito’s arrogance may cost Supreme Court dearly
Samuel Alito seems to think he’s sitting on the top of the world. Fresh from his “triumph” in obliterating a half century of protection for legal abortion, he gave a speech in Rome on July 28 aptly demonstrating his enormous self-regard, what’s sometimes called “the arrogance of power.” His theme was religious liberty, but the […]
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Danny Tyree: Are you losing sleep over slumber parties?
“Anxious parents are no longer allowing their kids to go to slumber parties,” announced a blurb in the August 16 “New York Post.” Slumber parties are not usually one of the top subjects on my mind in the morning (“Got my keys, got my snack, got my wallet, got a great ‘is your refrigerator running?’ […]
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Tom Purcell: End-of-life challenges in modern times
A long time ago I watched a documentary about poet Emily Dickenson’s life and writings. One thing that I never forgot about that film is that she lived at a time when death was regrettably common — and therefore the subject of many of her poems. “How are you doing?” is a polite way of […]
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Letters to the editor: Thanks to volunteers for working to help people get relief checks
Thanks to volunteers for helping people get their relief checks I want to thank the volunteers helping older residents file income tax returns so they can get their $850 relief checks. I read about their good work in the Times Record last week, and I was full of pride in our area.There are income caps, […]
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Peter Funt: Democrats should be Iowa stubborn
Democrats are wasting time by kicking the can down the campaign trail before deciding which states will go first in 2024’s presidential primaries. The 16 states, plus Puerto Rico, vying for early spots won’t know which get the prize positions — worth millions for local businesses — until after the November midterms. Here’s my vote: […]
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Michael Reagan: America the scary
If you weren’t fearful of government before this week, you should be scared to death by now. This is the United States of America. Not Venezuela. Or is it? Never in our history have we gone after a former president the way the partisans running the Biden administration’s FBI and Department of Justice just went […]
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Elwood Watson: Mar-a-Lago and the kerosene right
It shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise that right-wing news media outlets wasted no time stoking the unhinged rage of their MAGA followers last week after the FBI carried out a search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. The search, authorized by Attorney General Merrick Garland, sent the right-wing echo chamber into overdrive. […]
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Letters to the editor: Progress on burn pits, but where is accountability?
Progress on burn pits, but where is accountability? I applaud Congress on finally passing legislation to deal with veterans’ health issues related to burn pits and their service in the Middle East. It is also noteworthy that they included veterans that had similar issues going back many decades as far back as the Vietnam era. […]
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The Conversation: How not to solve the climate change problem
THE CONVERSATION — When politicians talk about reaching “net zero” emissions, they’re often counting on trees or technology that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air. What they don’t mention is just how much these proposals or geoengineering would cost to allow the world to continue burning fossil fuels. There are many proposals for removing […]