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Hats Off! Used Book Sale & Pie Social a Success On behalf of the First United Methodist Church in Hancock, thank you to everyone who donated quality used books to our 15th Annual Used Book Sale and the more than 300 people who attended and purchased books. Sale proceeds of over $2,000 will go toward a stained glass restoration consultation. We also thank everyone who made our Pie Social, held in conjunction with the book sale, a huge success. In response to selling out of homemade pie earlier than expected, plans are underway to have even more homemade pies available at next year's ...

Gary Franks

Columns

Today, one has to assume that President Donald Trump does not see himself winning the Nobel Peace Prize anytime soon. But, an Oscar and an Emmy? Yes, without any doubt. He has been America's Best Actor in a Drama and Best Director of a Reality TV Show. After all, a man who has threatened to ...

Ben Shapiro

Columns

A society that begins to excuse political violence should not be surprised when political violence multiplies. Once you create a moral framework in which violence is not merely understandable but righteous — once you argue that certain institutions are so corrupt, so "murderous," that the ...

John Stossel

Columns

Billionaire Tom Steyer used his money to attack a lone climate researcher. Roger Pielke Jr.'s research on climate and disaster policy wins awards and is cited by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "My views are entirely mainstream," says Pielke. "My work is ...

Jonah Goldberg

Columns

In 1788, Virginia convened a convention to debate ratification of the new U.S. Constitution, promulgated in Philadelphia the year before. The pardon power proved to be a sticking point for some delegates. George Mason, the primary author of Virginia's own constitution, was among those worried ...

Rachel Marsden

Columns

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Home maintenance is so politically undervalued that U.S. President Donald Trump seems embarrassed to be seen doing any actual housework himself these days. If history has taught us anything, it's that empires collapse when their leaders become more keen on ...