Putin crosses a line

Where can the United States and its allies fight Putin's murderous rampage in Ukraine? The answer is everywhere, with every weapon available.This war is being fought on many fronts at once: military, economic, legal, media, moral. The focus now is on the Russian assault in eastern Ukraine.

Only spread what is true

Last week we wrote about political campaigns that distort the facts. Sadly, this problem goes much farther than politics, it is being done in different ways by everyday people right here in our own community.

Is Biden trying to buy votes?

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary race was a bidding war in which the various candidates advocated spending trillions of dollars to enact sweeping progressive agendas. Some agendas were a bit more sweeping than others, but they all amounted to unprecedented increases in federal spending.

Cruz’s fight against democracy

Storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the rioters sough to subvert the democracy they claimed to be defending. And perhaps, given the prevalence of misinformation and the persistence of the Big Lie, they really believed this.But they were not alone. They had enablers.

The value of voting in America

Most Americans are spectators in today's most critical struggle for democratic values – being battled at every hour of every day in Ukraine. But in another vital struggle for democracy, a third of Americans are spectators.

What Trump, Putin have in common

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin share a deeply dangerous trait: They are both Big Liars, and they embrace their own Big Lies.For Trump, the Furious Falsehood is that he actually won the 2020 election. For Putin, it's that Ukraine is not a real country and longs to join Mother Russia.

Misleading, negative political ads

With a new election season already under way, it is important that voters do their homework so they aren’t led astray by negative attacks on those running for office.

Drinking soda linked to many adverse health conditions

Hello again, dear readers, and welcome to the monthly letters column. You've kept our mailboxes busy, so we're diving right in.We recently answered a question about whether or not the tea, coffee and juicy fruits and vegetables that someone consumes help with hydration. The answer is yes, they do.

Single reader finding it difficult to date

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been single for almost 10 years now, and I am finding it harder to date as the years go by. I always seem to find something wrong with everyone I come across. I don't think I'm a picky person, but I just can't seem to fully relate with anyone.

The Bidenflation disaster

The government says inflation rose 8.5% in March compared to last year – the worst it has been in 40 years, since the bad old days of 1981.