By Dr. Glenn Mollette Men and women who run for political offices must be men and women of the people and for the people. Political jobs are jobs for the people. A person who holds a political office must know that he or she is serving a massive number of
May 8, 2026Dear editor; I have been a long-term reader of the The Voice, and starting today, a first-time writer. I felt the urge to write after reading the Reader’s Commentary section: “Peace is possible, action was required by Trump in Iran,” in the April 23, 2026 issue of The
By John & Nisha Whitehead Call it what it is: A heist. The corruption, cronyism, and self-dealing that now define the American government—under Donald Trump in particular—amount to a slow-motion stick-up carried out in broad daylight. But here’s the trick: It’s a heist hidden behind spectacle. The Trump administration is
I hope all mothers out there had a very nice Mother’s Day. Also, that anyone who has, or had, an earthling mother made him or her feel special. I wrote “him” because in some species (such as clownfish or banana slugs) the father is also the mother, which may not
By Dr. Glenn Mollette We are bombarded daily with news, advertisements, telemarketers, text advertisements, and annoying phone calls. All of this is physically and emotionally draining. For the last 20 years I have listened to, watched and read the news. Sadly, most of the news is bad, negative and depressing.
Recently, Donald Trump, the man who would be king, floated a proposal which would increase the Pentagon’s budget by 50%. The Department of Defense’s slice of the overall budget is already the largest slice, and Congress does not seem to think that it is not enough and keeps on shoveling
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Back in the day, we referred to people who were sneaky, untrustworthy, manipulative, and cowardly as weasels. These were the people who took pot shots at others in defamatory ways in the effort to lift themselves up by stepping on those around them. These were people
By John & Nisha Whitehead Everything this Nation once stood for is being turned on its head. We are being asked—no, told—to believe that the greatest threat to America today is not government overreach, endless war, corruption, surveillance, or the steady erosion of constitutional rights. No, the real threat, it
By Glenn Mollette We should never put off till tomorrow what we can do today. The biggest problem with this is that we can’t do everything today. Life has to be spaced out and we have to hope and pray that we will have the opportunity to do some or
By John & Nisha Whitehead Reports of food shortages on naval ships deployed to the Middle East. Video footage of disabled military veterans—some in wheelchairs, others leaning on canes—being zip-tied and dragged out of the Capitol Rotunda for staging a peaceful, anti-war protest. Sixty-six veterans were arrested while conducting a
By Dr. Glenn Mollette According to media reports former Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax recently murdered his wife, Cerina. He then took his own life. He was only 47 years old. She was 48. Justin Fairfax had been a rising star in the Democratic party. He served as the Lieutenant Governor
April 18, 2026Dear editor; The federal support for public libraries is essential in maintaining an informed public in a democracy, and supportive of our Fourth Estate, the press. In fact, we need to increase money for libraries to keep up with current events and rising costs. May God bless all
Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter 19). He has: Laid the foundation of putting his name on the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, complete with imaging and a slogan; Appointed Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, to the board of the Air Force Academy, which
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Peace is possible in this world when, unlike NATO, we act to bring it about. Peace has come to the Middle East with the surrender of the Iranian Mullahs and the establishment of Donald Trump’s Abraham Accords. Peace can come to America with the eviction of
By John & Nisha Whitehead One week after posting a profanity-laced Easter message threatening to wipe out the entire civilization of Iran, Donald J. Trump, the 47th president of the United States, spent the night of April 12 and into the early morning hours unleashing a barrage of AI-generated images,
March 29, 2026Dear editor; I recently heard Donald Trump announced he is having his signature put on paper currency. There also will be a new minted gold coin bearing his head shot. Of course, headshots or portraits of living presidents are not allowed in current legal code. One has to
By John & Nisha Whitehead “We’re fighting wars, we can’t take care of … daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things… We have to take care of one thing: military protection.”—President Donald J. Trump Every bomb dropped abroad is a bill sent home. Every war waged in the name of
Bosses. You can’t live with ‘em, you can’t shoot ‘em. Well, you could shoot them, but you’d end up in the personnel manager’s office with a black mark on your employment record. Any of us who’ve ever had a job or jobs working for any number of companies or individuals
March 31, 2026Dear editor; In his March 26 letter entitled “Trump Derangement and its Syndrome”, Mr. Hoehne stated a case opposing president Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran. Part of his justification opposing bombing was “There was no imminent danger, no national emergency,…”. This is nonsense! All it does is show
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement April 7: “The President of the United States openly threatening to wipe out an entire civilization is nauseating and un-American. A president’s words carry real consequences, and they should be used to de-escalate conflict, not push us closer to the brink. This
