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Hero in uniform walks the walk

The March snow blizzards of 2026 have ripped the veil off of those who talk the talk but don't walk the walk. I've just recently been blessed to witness first-hand those who talk the talk and walk it as well. I'm referring to the brave, compassionate and empathetic law-abiding local employees of the Delta County Sheriff's Office. I'm a single 58-year-old disabled female military veteran. I'm of medium stature with petite bone structure and of average weight. I'm not a big person by no means. This is important to know in order to understand the whole wonder of what I'm about to share ...

The hoax on Israel’s control over Trump

We've long known that Donald Trump drives his critics crazy, and he's now doing it to some critics who used to be friends. The isolationist right is convinced that President Trump is waging the Iran War in behalf of Israel, which would make him the handmaiden of a foreign power. That ...

Conservatives gather for CPAC with divide over the Iran war

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings at a perilous political moment for President Donald Trump and with open division on the right over the war he launched in Iran. While Trump maintains broad support among conservatives, the war in Iran ...

Almanac for March 26, 2026

Today is Thursday, March 26, the 85th day of 2026. There are 280 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2024, Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a container ship, killing six maintenance workers on the bridge. (Maryland officials have announced plans to replace the bridge by late 2030.) Also on this date: In 1812, an earthquake devastated Caracas, Venezuela, causing as many as 30,000 deaths. (The U.S. Congress later approved $50,000 in food aid to be sent to Venezuela — the first example of American disaster assistance abroad.) In 1917, ...

Sending in the clowns

Even someone with a rudimentary understanding of economics should know that if you tax a business or individual beyond their level of tolerance they will pack up and leave the state for one with lower or no state income tax. Unfortunately, one can’t escape the long arm of federal ...

Court considers allowing revival of asylum restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Some conservative justices seemed receptive to the Justice ...