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Froma Harrop

The sound you heard was windows being smashed at the East Wing. The sound you did not hear was questions from officials paid to monitor what happens to a National Heritage Site. The White House is owned by the American people, not any current inhabitant. It's true that other presidents have ...

Jamie Stiehm

Believe me when I tell you Washington is going through stages of grief at the sudden demolition of the White House East Wing. The wreckage looks like a crime scene, with President Donald Trump's thumbprints on it. He didn't ask or tell people, he just destroyed a sacred structure that sang of ...

Rachel Marsden

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As the Los Angeles Dodgers face off against Canada's Toronto Blue Jays for the World Series, the first couple of games featured an advertisement that shot around the world. All because when U.S. President Donald Trump noticed it, he reacted like an ...

Erick Erickson

For over a week, Democrats have attacked the Young Republicans for a leaked group chat that had lots of offensive comments in it. Some were very sarcastic and taken out of context to score points. Others were sincere. All were offensive. None of the Young Republicans are running for office. ...

From the Desk of Dr. J

Last week, as I was going through my online news feeds, which included updates on the government shutdown, I came across several stories about furloughed federal workers and contractors standing in line at food banks in Maryland and the D.C. area. In Landover, Maryland, the lines were ...

Letters to the editor

Skill Levels Vary Editor I had to laugh out loud at the opinion column by Tim Graham (of the Media Research Center) in the October 25th Mining Gazette. Mr. Graham is outraged that fact checks by PolitiFact have rated Trump statements as "Pants on Fire" 217 times since 2007, and Biden statements as "Pants on Fire" only 7 times in the same period. I just find it hilarious that a professed conservative would now be demanding "equality of results" over "equality of opportunity!" John W. Loosemore Hancock Wildlife Crossings for Michigan Dear Editor, According to State Farm, Michigan ...