Opinion

Hooray for tweets. As you know, this president is the King of Twitterville. That is, he loves to send his thoughts to millions via his smartphone.  Trump tweets insults to enemies and plaudits to supporters. He skirts fake news media to reach voters directly and unfiltered. I like this development. If you hate him, you should […]

Ah, the comforts of life: President Trump is the worst president we have ever had. The tax-reform bill is the worst bill that has ever wormed its way through Congress. Nancy Pelosi calls it Armageddon. These laments are music to my ears. Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Prepare for the end of the world.

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In an emergency where minutes are critical, medical professionals sometimes determine that patients need to be airlifted to a hospital rather than transported by traditional ambulance. This is particularly true in rural areas, where emergency rooms can be hundreds of miles away. During these occasions, decisions need to be made quickly and the last thing

A college education is a powerful tool to empower future leaders, giving them the life-experience, knowledge, and professional skills necessary to thrive personally and professionally. Yet, crushing student debt continues to inhibit our next generation of public servants and entrepreneurs, and sky-high college costs remain a challenge for prospective students.  Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “free” college

One of the quirks of life in Washington, D.C., is that pretty much the only people who don’t refer to lobbyists by that name are, well, lobbyists. They’re “policy advisors,” “strategic counsel,” or “public relations advisors,” or lawyers, or even just “consultants.” Whatever they’re called, though, they play a huge role in making policy. For

A number of roads in rural areas in our state do not see much traffic. Despite the low volume of use, towns are required to maintain roads to state specifications even if the road does not lead to a house, camp, or business. This translates into large and often unnecessary expenses for taxpayers. In an effort

And cut spending to stop the $20 trillion debt The U.S. is coming off the worst decade for economic growth since the GDP was invented as a measure, even worse than the Great Depression. To get out of this funk, one of the things Congress must be focused on is cutting taxes across the board,

Our U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 3 percent or more in each of the last two quarters. “So, what, who cares?” — some will say. Many people react this way when they see GDP figures. They scorn the attention people give to them. “Who cares? Doesn’t affect me. 2 percent GDP or 3 percent

As Republicans in Congress move forward on their tax plan, it’s worth remembering one thing: whatever the legislative particulars, keep your eye on the plan’s impact on the federal debt. Our debt load is already worrisome (the U.S. national debt is now about $20.5 trillion). It’s almost certainly going to get worse. At some point,