Category Archives: Opinions
Letters to the Editor 10-14-26
Halloween hauntings
Dear Editor,
Halloween is here so here’s a spooky letter.
When it comes to strange things safe to say that we all have heard of haunted houses, haunted ships I even used to read a comic book once about a haunted tank. It was a WW2 Sherman Tank and the ghost of General Sherman haunted it! But have any of you ever heard about a haunted record? One I remember hearing about years ago was named Gloomy Sunday also know as the Hungarian Suicide Song. The Blues singing legend Billy Holliday recorded her
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Going up to Jerusalem
Exodus 29: 43 and 45 “And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their 
God.
Much of the terminology in the Bible is based on first century, (and previous centuries), knowledge at the time.
Also, many of the Bible usages concerning such things as geographic directions are based on factors we may not
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Check in on your buddies
Grab your calendar, including the new one for 2027, and on the 22nd of every month through the year, make a note for that day: Buddy Check.
The reason: veteran suicides.
The VA has taken major steps to address veteran suicides. Last year alone they fielded 1.3 million chats, texts and calls to the Veterans Crisis Line. They’ve launched Risk ID, a program that
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Saving is worth the effort
Have you applied for assistance through Low Income Home Energy Assistance, also known as LIHEAP? The program is available in all 50 states and is managed by the states. Therefore, 
there are different eligibility levels in each state as well as different cutoff dates to apply.
Take a look at their main website (liheapch.acf.gov) and look up the specifics for your state. Click on “State
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Who wants a lifestyle of spiritual awareness?
Have you noticed that when we are bombarded with negativity and told that the world is falling apart at the seams, it drains our joy and hope?
Of course, we are concerned about our nation, the world, and the future of our family, but may we look beyond the veil of doom and gloom and realize the world is also filled with good news, whether we want to accept it or not.
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Letters to the Editor
In support of Bowers
Dear Editor,
Rep. Phillip Bowers, a native son of our community, keeps his promises.
He promised better roads, tax cuts and quality educational opportunities for all students. Our
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A house divided
In Matthew 12:25, Jesus tells us that, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and 
every city or household divided against itself will not stand.”
This is both a fact and a stern warning; that is, a fact of spiritual reality, and a stark warning of the terrible consequences of violation and transgression. If we think about the law of reaping and sowing, as in Galatians 6:7: “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap,” we understand the cause and effect of conflict and destruction.
We live in a time of deepening conflict, a time of political polarization, which, we are warned, very clearly, is sowing the seeds of ruin and destruction. Look at our national politics; it’s a
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