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Opinion.

Honoring Our Veterans In Belmont County

Columns

As Veterans Day approaches, I want to pause to reflect on the courage, sacrifice, and unwavering service of the men and women who have defended our freedoms. This is a time not only for remembrance but also for gratitude of those who gave their all and those who continue to live among us as ...

Freedom of Speech In America Must Go Both Ways

Columns

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Before freedom ...

Keep pets out of cold

Editorials

The weather is only going to get colder — forecasts have Ohio Valley temperatures falling into the 20s overnight in the near future — and it’s time to think about our pets as those temps drop. Our furry friends, especially our dogs, aren’t built to withstand such frigid conditions. ...

Donald Trump’s tariffs find themselves on trial

Columns

In times of national emergency, should the Supreme Court dictate America’s grand strategy and international economic policies? This question confronts the justices in Learning Resources v. Trump, a case that puts the president’s tariff powers to the test. If President Donald Trump ...

Bill Gates discovers he has been mugged by reality

Columns

You’ve probably heard by now the blockbuster news that Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the richest people to ever walk the planet, has had a change of heart on climate change. For several decades, Gates poured billions of dollars into the climate-industrial complex and was howling that ...

There’s nothing wrong with the U.S. testing its nuclear weapons

Columns

Donald Trump has trampled on another taboo, and it’s a good thing. The president said in a Truth Social post that the United States will begin “immediately” testing our “Nuclear Weapons” on “an equal basis” with Russia and China. It’s not clear what this means exactly. Trump ...