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Biden wants a ‘straight’ America but Obama doesn’t

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Joe Biden says he wants to make America “straight” again. If that’s true, he is just the opposite of Barack Obama who wanted to push homosexuality. That’s what Biden said on April 25, the day after he announced he was running for president. Biden said, “America is coming back like we used to be: ethical,…

Using the National Guard and Reservists at the border is good

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It has long caused wonder in my mind when our Reserve and National Guard units are called to their annual active two-week (if memory serves correct) duty period that they could be sent to serve, learn and practice in actual operations rather than go through the motions in some existing fort or base.  It now…

Sharing the heart of Christ by giving a pair of white shoes

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He was a homeless man. I don’t know his name. He didn’t want to be homeless, but one event after another had robbed him of the necessities of life. Now, he found himself spending each day going from place to place, just trying to survive. Finally, a break came his way, and a painter offered…

New Green Deal just will not work in California

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey just outlined their estimated $93 trillion plan for a Green New Deal. It aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in only a decade by transitioning to renewable energy sources.   While it has a catchy name, the Green New Deal isn’t much of a “deal” at all. Here…

The Nathan Hale prom in 1972 was a great occasion

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Forty-seven years ago, I was an excited 18-year-old senior at Nathan Hale High School. The big news was that I was about to graduate and earn my high school diploma. That set the stage for my entrance into Tulsa Junior College (now Tulsa Community College) in the fall and a year later a transfer to…

Being offended in America is becoming habit for some people

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It seems to me that there is to be no end to the silly actions and demands of those of the “professional offendee” movement.  Just when it appears it has run its course, someone with nothing better to occupy their time and effort comes up with another (in my opinion) excuse to be offended and…

Send me some of the recipes that your Mom used to make

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There are two types of cooks in the world: those who see cooking as an art, and those who wait for the smoke alarm to go off to signaling that their meal is ready. It is a universal truth that there is nothing like your own mom’s cooking. When I was first married, I learned…

The Census should ask about citizenship

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Much noise has been made about reinstating a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the subject of the April 23 Supreme Court arguments. The objections to the citizenship question revolve around unjustified hysteria and the unfortunate, but growing, notion that citizenship doesn’t matter. As attorney general of Oklahoma, I filed an amicus curiae brief joined…

Survey says pastors see discipleship happening at churches

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Most Protestant pastors feel confident about the discipleship taking place in their churches, however, there’s still plenty of room for growth, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) say they are satisfied with the state of discipleship and spiritual formation in their church, while 78 percent indicate there’s room…

You need a scorecard to keep up with the Democrats

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It’s been said that “you can’t tell the horses from the jockeys without a scorecard” and that is particularly true of the horde of Democrats who are running or thinking about running against Donald Trump in 2020. Here’s a rundown with a few thoughts. U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, represents Youngstown and Akron. He is…