ARTICLES BY JIM JONES
The Nineteenth Amendment will save our republic this year
Who could have guessed that the Nineteenth Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote, would come to the rescue of the American republic 100 years after its ratification? Could Benjamin Franklin have had an inkling that women would eventually gain the vote when he spoke with Mrs. Elizabeth Powel …
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Risch and Crapo must stand up and support the Postal Service
The Post Office has been one of the most useful and revered agencies of government from the very founding of the United States. It helped to bring us together as a nation by facilitating communication and commerce from coast to coast. The institution of rural free delivery in 1896 ensured …
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Relax, America, our nuclear codes are in the hands of a stable genius
The President has now furnished proof that he is a bonafide stable genius.
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The Portland strife is just another photo-op for the Trump campaign
The May 25 death of George Floyd at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer presented a dilemma for Donald Trump. Shortly after Floyd’s death, Trump called it a “grave tragedy.” As protests spread across the country, the President appeared to be standing back, trying to decide how to play …
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Playing whack-a-mole with the coronavirus has been a losing plan
America is being treated as an international coronavirus pariah by much of the developed world. We can’t travel to Europe because of our raging Covid-19 infections. We are not allowed into Canada and many local governments in Mexico do not want U.S. visitors. Why is our country being treated like …
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OPINION: The unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
On July 4, 1776, America’s Founding Fathers, who were gathered in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence, casting off the shackles of British rule. The 56 men who signed that remarkable document proclaimed it to be obvious that “all men are created equal” with “unalienable …
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You can bet Putin does not want a vote-by-mail election in the U.S.
We can probably all agree that it makes sense to have a paper record to ensure the integrity of our elections. As President Trump said on March 6, 2018, “it’s always good to have a paper back-up system of voting.” Yet, the Brennan Center for Justice
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America wins the “Badge of Honor” in the coronavirus sweepstakes
The United States is clearly winning the corona sweepstakes with over 1.7 million confirmed cases as of May 26. Brazil is a distant second with over 380,000 cases, but it is moving up fast. Russia is third with 370,000 reported cases. On May 20, President Trump proclaimed America’s first place …
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Join together as one to honor, remember our war dead
As I was growing up in the years following America’s victory in the Second World War, I remember being so proud of the country and those who had served and given their lives to win the war. The country had come together as one to accomplish something truly remarkable. Americans …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Join together as one to honor, remember our war dead
As I was growing up in the years following America’s victory in the Second World War, I remember being so proud of the country and those who had served and given their lives to win the war. The country had come together as one to accomplish something truly remarkable. Americans …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
