Editorial

Editorial # 40 The Mail in Ballot: February 5, 2019

The process of voting has been a foundation of our republic and a privilege in our democracy for as long as our great country has existed. It is rooted in fairness and designed to protect us from the corruption that has always tried to infect any sort of organized society.
The seriousness and importance of this issues cannot be underestimated and is also the weakest point in the machinery of managing a government with its founding principles and values to be: “of the people,

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National Convention of States

There is a quiet movement happening in country known as a National Convention of States with under tones similar to the Brexit vote in Great Britain.  Supporters like to call it a National Convention of States, which sounds less threatening, but the differentiation is a difference without a distinction.  The concept, on the surface, has merits with honest objectives by many supporters but there is another side to this idea that has concerning parallels to a “Trojan Horse”

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Trickle Down Economics

With the Federal Tax Bill and the National Debt now major news topics, a phrase that has been bantered around for about 40 years called “Trickle Down Economics” is commonly being mentioned.  It is one of the most misunderstood “tag lines” used to describe modern day economics.  The application of this misunderstanding continues to infect the thinking of the liberal agenda.  It is most often used to impugn economic policies that are thought to be unfair,

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Editorial # 36 Government Agencies Aired January 15, 2019
During this time of a government shutdown and the repercussions of such an events, it is surprising that things function as well as they do without having the government actually in business.
The tag line describing that part of the government that is actually not in operation as “non-essential” is almost funny. In all my years of working in private businesses, I have never had the owner describe any part of their operation as “Non-essential”.

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As we continue to see examples of apathy, indifference and blatant disrespect for our national traditions like the flag, our anthem, the military and the police we are seeing the symptoms of the infection that impacts the fabric of the entire country.  The problem is a  our citizens are not personally invested enough in the country.  They simply misunderstand what it means to live in the land of the free and the responsibility we all have in supporting the systems that allows us to have liberty and the freedom to exercise it responsibly.

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Editorial #35 Government Shut Down aired January 10, 2019

It has always amazed me that the function of our government has little resemblance to anything we do in our private lives.
The bickering over issues that were universally accepted a few year back now become points of contention and bargaining chips in the functioning and operation of the largest business in the country…..our federal government.
The current argument over funding a relatively insignificant expenditure for border security makes about as much sense as not buying locks for your house because you don’t like the local locksmith.

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Editorial # 34 The Unicameral vs Bicameral legislature January 3, 2019

Just in case you haven’t notice, over the past 50 years, the economy of our great state has evolved from a largely agrarian based business model to a manufacturing, retail, finance based model.

As with everything, the only thing that is constant in life is change.  The gradual change in our farm based economy is not happening by accident.  It is happening out of a need for farmers and ranchers to survive in the world economy,

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Political Comparisons Aired December 31, 2018

During this period of political unrest and the constant bickering between various party affiliations, there is a new tactic consistently used to stifle debate.  The tactic is to refusal to allow any past examples of similar events in making a point of comparison.

It seems there is nothing the current president can to that does not meet with criticism or derision.  If the economy improves,

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