Tag: Opinion

Projection, retaliation, and the theft of our republic

By John & Nisha Whitehead Donald Trump, aptly dubbed a “master of projection,” could teach a master class in accusing others of wrongdoing of which he is guilty. Trump has repeatedly framed himself as a victim of corruption while weaponizing the machinery of government for personal, political, and financial gain.

Reader’s Commentary: Mass immigration issues, Minnesota a warning

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Presidents, until recently, understood why immigration needed to be controlled. The reasons are easy to understand. Assimilation will not take place when immigration is done in mass. And when immigrants of a culture live together in one area of a city or state, they will continue

The government stopped pretending it cared about freedom

By John & Nisha Whitehead Some years chip away at freedom. Others tear the mask off. In the year 2025 the government stopped pretending it was constrained by the Constitution—when executive power expanded openly and unapologetically, surveillance became ambient, dissent became dangerous, and the machinery of militarized government embedded itself

Reader’s Commentary: Saul Alinsky, Chicago south side radical influenced Obama

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Saul Alinsky was a community activist/organizer and a self proclaimed socialist/communist in the 1960s on the south side of Chicago. Barack Obama followed in Alynsky’s footsteps decades later. He authored “Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals,” a book Obama carried in his hip

Surveillance state making a naughty list, and you’re on it

By John & Nisha Whitehead The Surveillance State is making a naughty list, and we’re all on it. Unlike Santa’s naughty list, however, the consequences of landing on the government’s “naughty list” are far more severe than a stocking full of coal. They can include heightened surveillance, loss of privacy,

Government unchained: The Constitution lost its guardrails

By John & Nisha Whitehead We now live in a Nation where constitutional rights exist in theory, not in practice. Yet what good are rights on paper when every branch of government is allowed to ignore, circumvent, chip away at or hollow them out in practice? Two-hundred and thirty-four years

Reader’s Voice: Giving thanks in such fantastic times

December 2, 2025Dear editor; With the Thanksgiving holiday behind us, I am certain I speak for Americans everywhere who, like me, are gratified by the current beautification and renovation of the White House. With millions of people facing sky-rocketing costs for necessities at the end of this month, troubling issues

Reader’s Commentary: The historical cost of communism on the world

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Our young people, and even people in their 50s and older, don’t remember what the Cold War was about. It was between the USSR (Russia) and the United States. Americans. Those below the age of 40 don’t have a good understanding of who was involved in

Reader’s Voice: Gratitude from food pantry in tough times

November 30, 2025Dear editor; On behalf of the entire Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry family, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the many businesses and individuals who helped make this Thanksgiving season a success. These past few months have been especially challenging for our community. Families have struggled