Republicans should put up or shut up
The U.S. House Republicans are like a colony of termites, voraciously nibbling away at the foundations of ObamaCare. Their latest...
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Saturday was full of smiles
Everywhere I went Saturday, people were smiling. And these weren't just little smiles. They were all-out grins. Watermelon-slice smiles. Some...
It’s enough to make you want to scream
If I hear that scream one more time, I myself am going to scream. Just about every time I turned...
How much would you charge for your legs?
How much would you charge for your legs? How about your arms or your eyesight or hearing? Then after we...
Working on the 4th wasn’t really that much work
by Mike Nistler [email protected] I had to work both the night of July 3 and on our nation’s birthday the...
Summer’s here! Slap those ribs on the grill
After that dismal non-spring we endured, it's such a pleasure to light up the grill and barbecue my favorite grill...
Fourth of July wasn’t always that fun
I remember when I was growing up on a farm in central Minnesota that the Fourth of July wasn’t always...
Patriot Act powers must be scrutinized
I wasn't very surprised to learn the National Security Agency had such an all-inclusive surveillance network that included virtually every...
