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'Easy way out' may not be so easy after all

National Columnists

I've been hearing a lot lately about how it's "taking the easy way out" to use GLP-1s to lose weight. That may be true. But then again, you might be able to say the same thing about virtually every medical advancement. When you boil it down, chemotherapy is "taking the easy way out" of testicular cancer. Penicillin is "taking the easy way out" of a bacterial infection. The MMR shot is "taking the easy way out" of getting the measles. You could be suffering and dying along with everyone else who's had the problem since the beginning of time but, instead, you're over here ...

Leader was guided by love

National Columnists

When I read about civil rights activist and minister Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. passing away earlier this month, I thought about how almost all the heralded foot soldiers of the civil rights movement who were momentous leaders during my youth have left us. LaFayette's passing comes in the wake of the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a much more well-known figure, although LaFayette also worked on social justice initiatives in Latin America and South Africa. He was one who tirelessly labored behind the scenes, organizing voter registration drives in Selma, Alabama, which helped ...

Political risks exists in war with Iran

National Columnists

Will President Donald Trump's war against Iran, undertaken in alignment with Israel, prove to be an electoral albatross for Republicans in November? Could Democrats, salivating at the prospect of impeaching and removing Trump from office in 2027, regain control of the House and Senate, fueled by the political repercussions of this war? Political clairvoyance is a rara avis. But the odds appear unfavorable to Trump and the Republican Party. Consider first the price of energy, including gasoline at the pump. A significant portion of the world's oil and gas supply passes through the ...

What Is victory in Operation Epic Fury?

National Columnists

Six days after the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce, in the context of the ongoing joint American-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran: "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" In the same post, the president seemed to equate such "unconditional surrender" with "the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader" to lead Iran, which would enable the country to come back from the "brink of destruction" and emerge "stronger than ever." Just three days after announcing "unconditional ...

Minot was small railroad town in 1900

Local Columnists

In the summer of 1900, the city limits of Minot were confined to a modest area not that much larger than the original city limits established in the 1880s. On the east side of Broadway, the city was bounded by the Great Northern Railroad right-of-way to the north and by Fifth Avenue on the ...

Bad vs. worse in politics

National Columnists

If you ever thought the President Donald Trump-led Republican Party is bad, well the Democrats are worse. The Democrats lack politically astute leaders, as well as vision and discipline. They seem incapable of being on offense and are always on defense where it is difficult to score points and win. Only 37 percent of Americans approve of the GOP while a mere 30% approve of Democrats. In the mix would be Trump's job approval ratings with Independents resting at just 28%. Geez! It begs the question: Who should be leading America? Democrats ruled in the 1990s, holding the White House ...