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- by Robert Berning
(One of the stories written for my three children some years ago) The low buzzing of the alarm had startled me, and for a second I was disoriented. I reached over and stopped the muffled... Read More
President Trump recently proposed that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) be turned over to the states. This piece represents not only agreement, but arguments to do it. To start with, FEMA was originally created by... Read More
How did we allow the government to tell us stuff we knew did not make sense – and we complied with our reticence? How did we get to a point in our culture and logic... Read More
When we think about property, most of us think of land, structures and other tangible things. That those are the things that make up “private property” as protected by our Constitution. The Fifth Amendment states:... Read More
“Nobody’s ever lost an election for spending too much money up here.” That’s a quote from Rep. Massie, R-KY. The problem with the quote is that it sure appears to be true – and that’s where... Read More
We all know one of the major issues for voters in the 2024 general election was illegal immigration. All were aware that over the past 4 years U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has recorded... Read More
Few of us can imagine living without electricity. Look at us when we lose electricity temporarily – e.g., as the result of a storm. We’re close to helpless. Electricity is fundamental to our history of... Read More
Albert Einstein said: “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” Hemmingway is quoted as: “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to... Read More
The Biden administration exposed the public to an economy dictated by global warming – aka, climate change. Here’s some recent quotes by some who refuse to admit failure. “President-elect Trump’s mass deportation proposals threaten to... Read More
Recently leaders of our Department of Defense (DoD) and some military brass have embraced the woke ideology. The title of this piece has been repeated too often the last few years by people – some... Read More