Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Representative government

The spectacle that took place on the floor of the House of Representatives the other day is just a micro-analysis of what our government has become.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Representative government

The spectacle that took place on the floor of the House of Representatives the other day is just a micro-analysis of what our government has become.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

The cost of freedom we enjoy today

Today we celebrate along with Europe, the enormous effort put forth by the allied expeditionary forces to liberate Europe from the hands of an evil tyrant.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

The cost of freedom we enjoy today

Today we celebrate along with Europe, the enormous effort put forth by the allied expeditionary forces to liberate Europe from the hands of an evil tyrant.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Is government targeting citizens?

Many years ago there was a movie with Paul Newman and Sally Field and it was called: “Absence of Malice.” The plot involved Paul Newman as the nephew of a big time gangster figure in Florida and the Justice Department scrambling around to get evidence to convict this person.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Is government targeting citizens?

Many years ago there was a movie with Paul Newman and Sally Field and it was called: “Absence of Malice.” The plot involved Paul Newman as the nephew of a big time gangster figure in Florida and the Justice Department scrambling around to get evidence to convict this person.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

A tale of two border crises

For as long as I can remember, Europe has always had borders from one country to another. That is, until Angela Merkel of Germany decided that Europe needed to become a more multi-cultural continent and since Germany was the dominant economy on the continent, she got her way and Europe …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

A tale of two border crises

For as long as I can remember, Europe has always had borders from one country to another. That is, until Angela Merkel of Germany decided that Europe needed to become a more multi-cultural continent and since Germany was the dominant economy on the continent, she got her way and Europe …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

California's battle with U.S. immigration law

Having lived in California for most of my entire life, with the exception of living on the East Coast until the age of 6, I think that I can speak with some clarity as to the problems within the Golden State.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

California's battle with U.S. immigration law

Having lived in California for most of my entire life, with the exception of living on the East Coast until the age of 6, I think that I can speak with some clarity as to the problems within the Golden State.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Indoctrination of violence

Sitting in my front room and getting ready to watch the Olympics on NBC and then comes a break into the program: “We interrupt this program to bring you this special report” and so goes the information about a school shooting in Florida and multiple injuries and many fatalities.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Indoctrination of violence

Sitting in my front room and getting ready to watch the Olympics on NBC and then comes a break into the program: “We interrupt this program to bring you this special report” and so goes the information about a school shooting in Florida and multiple injuries and many fatalities.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Reader says students acted like snowflakes instead of as 'team'

I have no idea who Jackie Fuller is. I’ve never met the woman and wouldn’t know her if I passed her on the street, but I take my hat off to this strong-willed woman for standing by her principles.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Reader says students acted like snowflakes instead of as 'team'

I have no idea who Jackie Fuller is. I’ve never met the woman and wouldn’t know her if I passed her on the street, but I take my hat off to this strong-willed woman for standing by her principles.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

If we want to save country, common sense must prevail

There comes a point in time when decent people must stand up for what is right and dismiss the idea that by some kind of action we can literally re-write our way into “A more perfect union.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

If we want to save country, common sense must prevail

There comes a point in time when decent people must stand up for what is right and dismiss the idea that by some kind of action we can literally re-write our way into “A more perfect union.”
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

The March of Time

Many decades ago when I was a teenager, I could run and jump and do all sorts of things. I even set a record in my division and league for cross-country. Today, I mow my front lawn and the next day the back yard, for it just takes too much …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

The March of Time

Many decades ago when I was a teenager, I could run and jump and do all sorts of things. I even set a record in my division and league for cross-country. Today, I mow my front lawn and the next day the back yard, for it just takes too much …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

The March of Time

Many decades ago when I was a teenager, I could run and jump and do all sorts of things. I even set a record in my division and league for cross-country. Today, I mow my front lawn and the next day the back yard, for it just takes too much …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Judicial activism and politics have made a mess of the courts

There should come a point in time when America should stand up and say, “Enough is enough” and remove immediately these judges who sit on various courts and have a political agenda. It is also time to place term limits and age limits on those who serve on the bench.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Judicial activism and politics have made a mess of the courts

There should come a point in time when America should stand up and say, “Enough is enough” and remove immediately these judges who sit on various courts and have a political agenda. It is also time to place term limits and age limits on those who serve on the bench.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump and the rush to judgment

For those of us old enough to remember, many years ago there was a book titled “Rush to Judgment,” and it dealt with the Warren Commission dealing with the assassination of President Kennedy. History does not offer itself up to introspection for the most part, until at least 10 generations …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump and the rush to judgment

For those of us old enough to remember, many years ago there was a book titled “Rush to Judgment,” and it dealt with the Warren Commission dealing with the assassination of President Kennedy. History does not offer itself up to introspection for the most part, until at least 10 generations …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

A country at war

I don’t know about you, but I am so fed up with all this namby-pamby tears-in-the-eye nonsense about all these poor refugees!
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

A country at war

I don’t know about you, but I am so fed up with all this namby-pamby tears-in-the-eye nonsense about all these poor refugees!
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Without a moral compass, can we find our way?

I was born in 1939, actually the day that England declared war on Germany, so like many of my generation, I am considered to be an “old fart”! But like so many of my generation, I have seen time after time, this republic rise from the ashes of devastation, to …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

OPINION: Where is America really going as a nation?

As somebody who has been on this planet for almost 77 years, I have never seen in my lifetime the chaotic mess that we have today in our political system.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Dirty politics, desperate times, and a call for common sense

My generation (I’m 76 years old) has seen quite a number of history changing events in this country. Some have improved the lives of millions, and some have cost the lives of thousands.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: When does free speech pass over into anarchy?

Under the First Amendment of the Constitution, we are granted the right to assembly and freedom of speech; these are two of the “wights” which we have as a free people. We have that “right” to exercise when we are not in agreement with our government .
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Political fallout from a rough-and-tumble election

It is now apparent that Donald J. Trump will be the nominee for the Republican Party and the “establishment” Republicans are scared silly. But it is not only the Republican that are running scared; the Democrats are as well. For this election, unlike any other I have seen in my …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Angry America has known causes and predictable consequences

Somehow or other, the Trump Train seems to keep rolling along despite the best efforts of the Republican power brokers. Both Rubio and Kasich must now huddle in the corner and determine what’s next? But it has become quite clear to the populace that neither one of these individuals stands …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Muslim world view is existential threat to U.S.

I am old enough to remember the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, first without “Under God” in the pledge and then in the 1950s while I was in grade school, seeing that “Under God” was instilled in the pledge.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

OPINION: Can tribes be exempt from Obamacare?

As President Reagan once said, “There you go again!”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: It's time to end the professional political class

Back in June, Shawn Hannity had presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina on his program for the entire hour and she made a comment which most Americans are now beginning to understand. To paraphrase Fiorina: It is time to get rid of the Professional Politician Cadre.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Gender ID - On the brink of absurdity

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

D-Day: 'The Great Crusade' of the free

“Soldiers, sailors and airman of the Allied Expeditionary Forces, you are about to embark upon the Great Crusade.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

70 years since the Allies celebrated Victory in Europe

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

When does it end?

When do decent people of all colors put an end to the rampage of “thugs of color” who have seized a moment in our civil history to exploit it to their deliberate racist ends? What justifies a “thug of color” to rob a store and intimidate its owner, and it’s …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Medicaid not for healthy single folks

Evidently Gov. Bullock and the Democratic Party think that the federal government is some abstract entity that exists somewhere in La-La Land. When in reality, Medicaid is federally expanded medical care for those who cannot afford medical insurance for themselves or their family, since they are below the poverty line …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Remember when pre-school was called 'babysitter'?

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

The real problems in black community

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

'Hands up, don't shoot' is Big Lie

Adolf Hitler once remarked to his inner circle of Nazis, “If you tell a big lie and tell it often enough, people will start to believe it” and so the Jews were the ruination of Europe according to Adolf Hitler and his group of thugs and so they started down …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Middle East battles won't be resolved without big changes

To those of you who remember the movie “Lawrence of Arabia,” you may recall when Lawrence was asked, “What are you fighting for?” and he replied, “For the Arabs.” But history has shown that fighting for the Arabs was an effort in futility, for the Arabs at that time and …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Government officials or American royalty?

The last man to walk out of the White House without a retirement was Harry S. Truman. Eisenhower received the first retirement of $60,000 a year and his spread out at Gettysburg; his vice president received $30,000 a year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO