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WRITERS ON THE RANGE: Politicians try to smother America’s birthright

A handful of our representatives in Congress are quietly preparing a multibilliondollar rip-off of American families. Count yourself among the cheated if you value kids’ sports, good health and the

The swagger of the deal-maker

As anyone who has ever negotiated a deal can tell you, there is always a deal to be had. It depends on what you are -- and aren’t -- willing

Public forests as carbon reserves

Recently in an interview about the 2018 Farm Bill, Senator Daines advocated more “active” management of our national forests. “Active” is code for more logging. Daines suggested that more logging

Trump’s triumph or Kim’s coup?

This week, President Trump went to Singapore to meet with the most repressive dictator on the planet, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jung Un. Kim presides over a slave state

Conservatives need alternative faith

DRESDEN — This city — where Allied bombing in 1945 created a 1,000-degree, hurricane force firestorm that melted glass and skin — symbolizes the principle: Things could be worse. A

Local impacts of global climate change

ARIZONA A British-owned newspaper is such a spoilsport, issuing dire warnings to Phoenix-area residents that they’re living in a fool’s paradise of bluegrass lawns and cooled pools. The nation’s fifth-largest

Their flag next to ours?

There is a reason why, for the past half-century, America’s Presidents have not met with the leaders of North Korea. They have understood the egregious actions of that leader were

Patriarchy defender

“Shame on you! Shame on you!” chanted protestors after psychology professor Jordan Peterson said he’d refuse to obey a law that would require everyone to call people by the pronoun

Normal isn’t normal

Ah, “the new normal” — how many times have you heard those words in the past few years? Endless security lines at airports? Bitter partisan politics? Working multiple jobs with

My dear Charles

WASHINGTON — Charles Krauthammer, a man who has beaten unbelievable odds and overcome obstacles that would defeat most mortals, has finally encountered one foe over which he says he can’t