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Brace yourself, America. The 2024 election, “Biden-Trump II: Grumpier Old Men” is showing all the signs of being an especially ugly election. At ages 81 and 77, respectively, this will be the last election for both, meaning they have nothing left to lose. And let’s face it, the two just don’t like each other.

Oftentimes oil and gas issues fall along political lines and can lead to emotional and unproductive conversations in the public policy arena.

I left home without my phone the other day. I considered turning back but decided against it.

With each viewing of the national evening news, we’re all constantly confronted with the fact that the world in which we live is so very dangerous. Sadly, it seems only days between stories are reported involving gun violence. Even areas where there is great jubilation are not immune, as was demonstrated in mid-February at the culmination of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and player speeches on a stage outside Union Station.

I don’t blame the public for not wanting to put the Republican Party back in power in Washington.

People have nicknames for their friends and family members when they do not wish to use formal legal names.

I’ve always wanted to be a better listener.

As excitement was building up for the solar eclipse in Ohio the past two weeks, I saw an electric sign that piqued my interest while commuting to work in Lima. The sign was placed on a corner in Huntsville, a village that I pass through with a small population of just over 400.

I have always believed that exercise and health food will kill you. This explains why I live in deathly fear of broccoli and don’t do anything more strenuous than getting up twice a night to go to the bathroom.

Since the onset of Joe Biden’s sham economy, the cost of living has risen nearly 18%. Yet more uplifting news is headed America’s way as cattle production has hit its lowest level in over 70 years.