Hope may be all that Trump has left

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Suddenly Donald Trump, who arguably has some mastery of the business arts, is in defiance of one of the fundamental principles of his trade: Hope is not a strategy.We’re not talking Jesse Jackson- style hope, which actually was a strategy. (“Keep hope alive” was a rallying cry.

Don’t skip this survey opportunity

Everyone has been there before. At the conclusion of a meal or after completing a transaction comes the plea asking people to take part in a voluntary survey.And everyone knows it’s an opportunity to quickly opt out or decline the opportunity.

President Trump does not have a plan

When President Donald Trump ordered an armada of naval vessels, fighter planes, bombers and high-tech surveillance drones to the Middle East, he thought he had the answer to decades of tension and terrorism from Iran. He may well be right.

Where will future roads lead?

Well, the answer to the headline is undoubtably Clinton, Okla. The potential is ripe. Now that ripeness could refer to sweet fruit or the ripeness of another sort that makes people outright hold their nose. Where things stand when the proverbial dust settles will depend upon the efforts of many.

Iran war has no goal and no end in sight

There will be no quick or easy wins – even on U.S. and Israeli terms. They have celebrated assassinating Iran’s supreme leader; their offensive has also killed more than 1,000 civilians so far, including scores of children, according to a U.S.-based rights group.

Total war emerges from the fog

This is the moment when total war meets the fog of war.Not in tiny steps but in one great leap, the United States has triggered, and itself soon will experience, a frightful period of total war that extends far beyond the Middle East. And it is occurring in the usual impenetrable fog of war.

Common theme in busy week

There’s a lot that can happen in a week, particularly when it’s a heavy news cycle. The days feel long and Monday feels like an eternity ago. There’s been a lot going on worth talking about. Here are some comments about some things that happened this past week with a common theme attaching them all.

Ash Wednesday for former U.S. Senator

On his 54th birthday, former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska was given a cake that proclaimed, “Happy last Birthday Ben!”“I have the best friends,” the former senator wrote on Feb. 22, his smiling face weary from chemotherapy as he held the cake in a social media post.

An enduring light to a community

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. – “No star fades faster than that of a high-school athlete,” the author John Grisham wrote in his 2006 book “The Innocent Man.

First responders are always there

It’s not exactly recommended to be in the vicinity of a calamitous situation involving first responders, in fact, it’s actually discouraged. Stay out of the way, if at all possible, please. Let the professionals serving Clinton and Custer County take over.