Misinformation

We all will be voting soon and the misinformation is rampant.  It’s  not true that there is a migrant crime wave in fact crime rates are down and  statistics show…

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Public Broadcasting

Let me talk a little bit about television, specifically PBS programming. I like watching Public television, documentaries such as The Civil War, The American Buffalo, Baseball, The National Parks and…

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Forward, with Facts

I’m grateful for nonpartisan organizations that provide clarity for voters when issues are complex. I  like to use nonpartisan fact-checking websites such as PolitiFact and FactCheck. First, I look for a…

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Hyper-Partisan Tom Tiffany

In the latest DrydenWire interview with our congressman Tom Tiffany, Ben looked a little sheepish as he seemed to be asking if Tiffany’s recent bill to make the Apostle Islands Seashore…

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Hope & Joy for America’s Future

“Hope is not a political strategy,” but it certainly is an optimistic tone for a political campaign.After a decade of darkness, division, and derision, the Harris/Walz campaign conveys anotherway to…

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Support Public Broadcasting

Let me talk a little bit about television, specifically PBS programming. I like watching Public television, documentaries such as The Civil War, The American Buffalo, Baseball, The National Parks and…

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Law Enforcement Changes Under Project 2025

We’ve heard lots about Project 2025, the conservative document that underpins Trump’s Agenda 47 and the Republican Party platform. One of the Project’s most radical aspects is centralizing law enforcement…

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Ignoring Constituents

Perhaps nothing in politics bothers me more than when elected officials ignore their constituents. They are, after all, supposed to represent the will of the people, and yet too often…

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