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Opinion

Deconstructing the green scheme

Local Commentaries

For years we have endured the unending mantra against “greedy” oil companies, while hearing no criticism for greedy Green Energy companies gobbling up trillions of dollars in corporate welfare. It seems rather duplicitous. The Climate Cult claimed that “Green Energy” was so cheap we ...

School board plans dismiss needs of children

Local Commentaries

This is an open letter to the Warren County School District Board of Education. Just who are you helping with your program of consolidation? You certainly are not helping the children of the county. I am a retired elementary teacher, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Youngsville ...

Readers Speak

Letters To Editor

Last gaffes Dear Editor, Joe Biden offended some Americans in several ways prior to leaving office. Here are several. He awarded a Medal of Honor to George Soros. Soros is a left-wing billionaire who has contributed to the campaigns of “soft on crime” prosecutors and district ...

Our opinion: Trump off to ambitious start

Our Opinion

A “golden age,” one in which the United States of America can aim even higher than the moon, was proclaimed Monday during President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration speech. And while Elon Musk may have thrown his hands in the air to cheer the goal to “pursue our manifest destiny into ...

View from Hickory Heights: Credit card lessons

Local Commentaries

Do you have credit cards? I venture that most of you do. You cannot do many things if you do not have a card on file. When Don and I went to Alaska we made the arrangements with our credit cards. We decided who was going to pay for what and went ahead. I took the plane reservations. He took ...

Our opinion: Focus on rural mental health

Our Opinion

The need for mental health services is constant whether one lives near a big city or in a rural area like ours. Access to those services, unfortunately, is not constant. The closure of two mental health inpatient centers in neighboring counties - and the ensuing pinch that may have on ...