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HeĢƵ going it alone

President Trump is one world leader that stands alone.HeĢƵ the only head-of-state to have walked away from a plan that had been embraced by leaders around the world – The Paris Climate Agreement.He’d promised he’d do it.Last Monday he did.While 187 countries across the globe signed onto ...

NCAA requires clear plan

Especially at major powers in the collegiate sports world, purely amateur athletics has been a myth for many years. Under-the-table gifts by well-to-do boosters have ensured that.Now, however, even the pretense may be about to end.Last week, the NCAA Board of Governors voted to allow college ...

A strong Faith needs deep roots

What builds up our Faith? What tears it down? What is helpful or harmful? This article isn’t about the Faith that secures salvation, but the Faith in God after that. ItĢƵ disconcerting that many in the Faith community become disillusioned, disappointed or discouraged when things go bad in ...

Constant advocating is desensitized society

Those who feel passionately about a conviction certainly have a right to do so.And those same people even have a right to go after the truth and, when needed, seek the change.But how far is too far?The harsh reality is, in our current quest to stand up and push for what we believe is right ...

California is burning

Tens of thousands of acres scorched by unstoppable wildfires.Thousands of people evacuated from their homes near San Francisco and Los Angeles.Electricity shut off to millions to prevent hurricane-strength Santa Ana winds from downing transmission wires and starting new fires.Wildfire season in ...

COLA not cutting it for seniors

Most Social Security recipients are rightly disappointed in the 1.6 percent cost-of-living increase that they will be receiving in 2020.As in most years of the recent past, they will complain that the “yardstick” for determining if they will receive an increase — and if so, how much that ...