When red tape is a good thing
By Sean MoultonWe don’t just need to get money out of politics — we need to get it out of policy, too.One of the...
Change doesn’t always mean progress
By Bill TaylorIt seems to me that sometimes a look at the past can be revealing. I got to thinking about that recently as...
Missing in action: Political reality and leadership
By Ryan AlexanderThe budget and appropriations train is derailing without leaving the station.Every federal budget is a dream sheet. They’re all unrealistic.It goes something...
Today’s society is bewildering
By Bil TaylorIt seems to me that today’s society is getting so complex, so complicated that I’m at a loss to understand some of...
A tribute to Kathryn Hagler
By Joan BaxterThe lady who had the honor of becoming the first woman to be elected to the office of Greene County Commissioner had...
There’s too much secrecy in government
By Lee H. HamiltonWe have a secrecy problem. This may seem odd to say during an era in which the most intimate details of...
GOP only has itself to blame this election
By Dan K. ThomassonThe Republican Party seems to be caught in a perfect storm that is threatening to drown it in a sea of...
Senior Moments
By Bob BatzIt’s time we started getting rid of some of the silly things that have become important parts life in America.We are surrounded...
Fun Friday Pun
By Bob BatzWhy did the crow sit on the telephone wire?He wanted to make a long distance caw.Pun courtesy of retired journalist and area...
A race to end Social Security?
By Jay AmbroseIt’s an awful, ugly presidential election year in which the remaining candidates are bad, bad, bad, bad and OK.The trouble is that...
