The history of executive orders
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The history of executive orders

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common? They were all established by presidential executive orders, or EOs. Executive orders are all over the news of late, as President Trump uses his presidential authority to undo many of President Biden’s EOs…

D.C.’s Super Bowl: Patriots versus Stealers 
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D.C.’s Super Bowl: Patriots versus Stealers 

This is not your father’s Republican Party. It has become more libertarian and practical in its approach. It is the hip bad boys, not the mindless, conformist, lemmings the Democrats have become. There is nothing edgy or smart about the Democrats being in favor of endless wars, Big Pharma, Big Agriculture, unionized education, a weaponized…

We should rethink state-of-the-art firehouse
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We should rethink state-of-the-art firehouse

A few years ago, the St. James Lanark Village fire department was closed due to mismanagement. The Carrabelle Volunteer Fire Department took on the responsibility of providing fire services for the Lanark community. Prior to the fire department closing, the emergency medical services team was housed in the firehouse in Lanark Village; after the station…

Time to end sanctuary cities
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Time to end sanctuary cities

And so, the Trump administration begins. The newly inaugurated president has set an extraordinarily high bar for his second term, with executive orders to secure the border, increase fossil fuel production, end the federal government’s DEI programs, revive the economy, and much more. Because Trump’s agenda is wide-reaching, expectations among his supporters are high and…

Trump’s slap in the face to his strongest supporters
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Trump’s slap in the face to his strongest supporters

In the days immediately following his decisive victory, President-elect Donald J. Trump was cruising right along. His avowed enemies, such as Meta’s Mark Zuckerburg, embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough, scurried to Mar-a-Lago to kiss and make up. Then, the unlikely happened. During the Christmas and Hanukkah seasons,…