Category: opinion

In 1857, Americans — well, American men — elected James Buchanan, a president who hid behind states’ rights and did virtually nothing to stop the spread of slavery. He allowed his cabinet of cronies …

Nov. 2017 Gallup  poll: "58% of millennials prefer socialism/communism/fascism over capitalist system."
Politico (2017 ): "Poll finds majority of Democrats say socialism has positive impact."
 
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Because there was so much news last month, Sen. Joni Ernst’s stunning revelation she was a battered wife and a rape survivor did not get the media attention it deserved.
It takes a tremendous amoun…

"Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty." 
Josef Goebbels, Nazi Propaganda Minister 
The Democrat Governor of Virginia, who is a pediatric neurologist, said on a radio show that, esse…

Flowers? Jewelry? Chocolates? They all make sweet gifts for your partner this Valentine’s Day. But how do we make love last all year? 
In the movie, Hitch , actor, Will Smith plays Alex "Hitch" Hit…

Bartender-turned-thought-leader of the Democrat Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (or “AOC,” as the left so affectionately calls her) has turned her considerable intellect to opining on climate chan…

Now is the time of year to begin thinking about what flowers and plants you would like to have in your yard this spring and summer. Although I am a member of the Dogwood Garden Club, I am not the bes…

My favorite quote by Martin Luther King Jr. is, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
Every time racial discrimination and other civil rights violations reappear aft…

Today, the nation will commemorate the life and ministry of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
King was the quintessential American. Just like the colonists, he rejected the idea of taxation witho…

Here in Crestview and Northwest Florida, we generally have temperate weather, so when it gets cold for several days, it can be a shock to us.
I am so thankful I don't live in the frozen north or Mi…