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Where are his priorities?

Letters To The Editor

Vince Lombardi was famously quoted as saying that his priorities were: God, family and the Green Bay Packers, in that order. He was the last NFL coach to win three consecutive NFL championships in '65, '66 and '67. The Packers’ Lambeau Field is now located on a street named after him. His statue is at the entrance to the stadium. The Super Bowl trophy is named after him. His legacy was earned by his excellent on-the-job performance. Donald Trump’s apparent priorities are: God, Trump and corruption. He hijacks religious sentiment to promote Christian nationalism as a method ...

Bureaucrats in the way

Columns

Is your business "needed"? Bizarrely, in many states, if you want to start a business, you first must convince bureaucrats that your business is "needed." Four years ago, Louisiana blocked social worker Ursula Newell-Davis from helping kids with special needs. Bureaucrats said she hadn't ...

Gitmo and torture revisited

Columns

America's longest current criminal prosecution is in its 15th year, on its fifth judge, and still has no trial date. The defendants are Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged mass murder co-conspirators. Mohammed is the second person that the government has characterized as the ringleader ...

AI replacing workers gives government less tax revenue

Columns

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the U.S. government would receive most of the revenue to provide services to the American people via the revenue received from personal income taxes. It also is how we fund Social Security, Medicare and unemployment compensation as "workers pay into" ...

Freedom isn't free: D-Day anniversary marked

Editorial

It was 82-years ago today that the start of the end of World War II took place: D-Day. The Invasion of Normandy began on that day in 1944. It launched the largest seaborne invasion in history as Allied forces stormed into western Europe. When it was over, thousands of troops had perished in the terrible battle on the French shoreline, but the push to bring a halt to the Axis reign of terror was begun. Troops from Canada, Great Britain and the United States, wave after wave of humanity, hit Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches, some 156,000 strong. The objective was to begin to ...

Legion thankful for program support

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: On behalf of the American Legion Post 114 and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 114 of Greenwood, we would like to extend a huge thank you to the following businesses and individuals who so generously supported us with our girls state and boys state 2026 program. The girls state and boys state program first presented in the late 1930's and is one of the most respected experiential learning programs in the United States. Guided by the principle "For God and Country", whereas this program focuses on responsible citizenship and leadership. Each participant ...