Keltner: The Pandemic
by Steve Keltner, PA t’s peculiar how a misconception can dramatically alter the way facts are perceived. Virtually every child growing up in America believes, “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” and discovered America. The fact is, Norse explorers set foot on the continent approximately 500 years earlier with help of explorer Leif Erikson. Read the full article…

Moss: Hamas Jihadists Can Count on U.S. Media
“We are shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the building housing AP’s bureau and other news organizations in Gaza.” — AP President Gary Pruitt, May 16, 2021 by Richard Moss, M.D. On May 14 2018, the 70thanniversary of the birth of the state of Israel, a modern day miracle, the U.S. under Read the full article…

Morris: Are Mere Citizens Trustworthy?
by Leo Morris Who’s in charge here? In a constitutional republic, the answer should be obvious. The people are. We have inalienable rights merely by our existence as human beings, and to protect them we create a limited government, and those who inhabit its hallowed halls are there to represent us, not dictate to us. Read the full article…

Morris: A Neighborhood Political Count
by Leo Morris I still take the Sunday New York Times, though God knows why; I never actually read it anymore. Its motto should probably be changed to “All the news that fits one side of the narrative.” The newspaper has taken sides in the ongoing cultural-political war, and I don’t want to subject myself to Read the full article…

Morris: Mothers Day
by Leo Morris When Ann Jarvis died on May 9, 1905, her daughter, Anna Reeves Jarvis, began a campaign to honor her mother as a way of celebrating all moms as a group. On May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service at her late mother’s church in Grafton, W. Va. Within five years, almost every Read the full article…

Franke: Biden’s 100 Days of Missed Opportunity
“At the very moment our adversaries were certain we would pull apart and fail, we came together. United. With light and hope, we summoned new strength and new resolve.” — Joe Biden’s address to Congress, April 28, 2021 by Mark Franke Joe Biden has officially completed his first 100 days in office, an artificial but important Read the full article…

