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Opinion

Do we really believe in the Constitution?

Letters to the Editor

Bob McNamara, Upham Do people really believe in the constitution? Forty percent plus of people in an MDN poll said they are okay with using the military to provide law enforcement in our cities. Boats are blown up because we suspect they are runnting drugs. Government officials are using ...

Britain shifts from midwife to turncoat

National Columnists

Way back during the 17th and 18th centuries, Britain had a reputation in Europe as “perfidious Albion.” The Cambridge English Dictionary defines “perfidious” as “unable to be trusted, or showing no loyalty” and offers “treacherous” as a synonym. Albion is a poetic name for ...

How to end federal government shutdowns

National Columnists

Remember the sound of an old record player when the vinyl record’s needle gets stuck and replays a note over and over? Or as the great Yankee baseball star Yogi Berra said, “It is deja vu all over again.” This comes to mind as we stare down the prospect of another federal government ...

Moms-to-be told to tough it out by Trump admin

National Columnists

On Monday, Donald Trump issued an ignorant warning to pregnant women whose doctors prescribe Tylenol, a brand name for acetaminophen. “Don’t take Tylenol. Don’t take it,” he said. “Fight like hell not to take it.” And when in pain, “Tough it out.” The idea that Tylenol use in ...

Campaign against media could bite back

National Columnists

In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s – apparently temporary – suspension from late-night TV, a (tragically small) number of prominent conservatives and Republicans have taken exception to the Trump administration’s comfort with “jawboning” critics into submission. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned ...

If TikTok lives, Chinese propaganda wins

National Columnists

TikTok is an addictive app that, for years, has provided the Chinese Communist Party with direct access to millions of Americans. Owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, TikTok is used to provide a monsoon of CCP-approved propaganda while handing the Chinese government access to the data of ...