Category Archives: Opinions
Courier Letters to the Editor
Councilman weighs in on gov change
Dear Editor,
In reference to your article “Mayor Talbert no longer urging change in government form.”
An election to change the form of municipal government can be called for by:
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Facing fallout from massive data breach
The word going around is that hackers have stolen 2.9 billion Social Security numbers, which means everyone. And now it 
appears all that information, including other personal information, has been released on the internet. That batch of data can include not only Social Security numbers, but names, phone numbers, current and former
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K2 presumptives — too late for too many
Sixteen thousand veterans who served at K2 are now eligible for expanded Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. This 
will be welcome (and overdue) news for many.
K2, also known as Karshi-Khanabad and Camp Stronghold Freedom, was an Uzbekistan airbase used from 2001 to 2005 during Operation Enduring Freedom after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The VA is now making Gulf War illnesses a presumptive in those who
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Investing our abilities into God’s kingdom
As a freelance faith columnist and Christian author, I’m honored to have the opportunity to provide thoughts and ideas to relay to others.
I’m sure all Bible teachers and pastors feel they are God’s messengers. What I do is nothing more special than how millions of other Christians serve Him, and I humbly acknowledge that most are more talented and effective. God’s
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Stranded in space
NASA astronauts Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams boarded the Boeing Starliner for an 
eight-day tour that turned into an eight-month mission (so far).
It reminds me of that fateful day that five passengers boarded a ship called the Minnow for a three-hour tour. They ran into a bad storm and ended up stranded on Gilligan’s Island, a tropical paradise, unable to get back home.
Butch and Suni did not run aground in a storm. Their spaceship had a
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Vice presidents can sometimes surprise us
Calvin Coolidge served as vice president to President Warren G. Harding. He had little to do except for presiding over the Senate.
Coolidge kept an $8-a-day suite at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., and dined out often. When Coolidge was asked why he attended so many social
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Courier Letters to the Editor 8-21-24
Study our past to avert future crisis
Dear Editor,
Much has already been said about the increasingly dangerous polarization of our society, but in rereading Bruce Catton’s excellent Civil War account of the Army of the Potomac (Doubleday & Co., 1952) it is clear that we find ourselves today on a
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The necessity of spiritual civilization
Today, our greatest need is the establishment of a spiritual civilization. What does this mean? What are its qualities and 
how is it built?
We are told in Luke, 7:21 “ …for the kingdom of God is within you,” and in Galatians, 5:22-23, “…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance,
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Hearing is one thing, obeying is another
Having the opportunity to be engaged in a constant dialogue with Christ is more than just a hope. It can happen just the 
same as when we sit at our kitchen table and have an enjoyable conversation with a friend.
And how is this possible? Because He’s real the same as you and I are real. Remember that old song, “My God is real, for I can feel Him in my soul?” If
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Finding all the info you need
We don’t always need to have the answers to questions on the tip of our tongue. Whether it’s things we knew long ago and have forgotten, or if it’s information about our current world, sometimes it’s enough to know where to find that information.
Check the Senior Blue Book (seniorsbluebook.com) for a whole library of
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