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Guest opinion: Open letter to Kevin For Council

Dear Mr. Lundell, I’ve studied the candidates and listened to the debates. I've done hours of research. A few years ago, doing research for municipal elections was difficult. Some candidates didn’t have a website or publish their platforms in any way. They certainly didn’t have the ...

The Homefront: Taking candy from strangers is OK once a year

As strange as it may seem to adults, imagine how weird Halloween appears to a little kid. Especially when compared to other holidays. Like Thanksgiving. The pilgrims came to America, they had a good year, harvested a lot of food, and invited neighbors in for a big feast to Give Thanks. ...

Guest opinion: Immigration is forging a debate once again

It appears that the immigration debate never ends. In 2015 I published an opinion piece in the Standard Examiner titled “A toxic debate on illegal immigration”, where I expressed the hope that both political parties would compromise and work out a bi-partisan bill on immigration to design ...

Guest opinion: Electricity prices are soaring — and coal is a key solution

Electricity bills are climbing almost everywhere, and the reasons have little to do with ideology. Three forces are driving prices higher: massive new utility spending on infrastructure, rising natural gas costs, and growing capacity shortages in electricity markets as power demand soars from ...