Let’s return to reasonable conservatism where discourse is both practiced and honored. To my fellow patriotic Americans, are you not tired of all the lies and myths put out by Trump and his fascistic MAGA cult followers? Yes, I meant fascist. Look at the definition. It has three components: 1) ultra conservatism 2) disdain for […]
Dan Dennis
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Can democracy survive the corporate media? Our country deserves a true Fourth Estate
The media used to be called the Fourth Estate that kept the public informed. Our media is no longer fulfilling that function. For a democracy to flourish, the public must know and understand what is happening on the local, state, federal and global stage. What went wrong? When President Reagan overturned the Glass-Steagall Act, which […]
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Fact checking Justin Ruhge
I am responding to the letter “Too much Kool-Aid” (Aug. 16) by Justin Ruhge. There seems to be a pattern to his frequent letters and this one is no exception. First, he insults the person who wrote the commentary he is responding to (Ken McCalip’s “Misdeeds in La-La Land,” Aug. 9) and then proceeds to […]