Dear Editor, Politics … at times can be a downright dirty word. According to the dictionary, it means the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power. It’s really more about feelings. How a leader or those …read more.

By Kelly Hawes Someone on Twitter said she had interviewed a guy for a landscaping job and decided not to hire him because he had a bumper sticker supporting President Donald J. Trump. “Now I’m feeling a little guilty about it,” she said. “Should I?” Her followers were pretty much unanimous in their response. “Absolutely …read more.

Dear Editor, Pam Galloway has been going door-to-door six days a week since last summer; July, I think. I’ve been with Pam when a mom stopped our car so she could tell Pam about her daughter’s health insurance issues. Then she asked, “What makes you think you can change anything?” I cringed and then heard …read more.

EUGENE, ORE. — Nearly two dozen kids — ages 8½ to 19 — appeared in federal court here on Wednesday morning. They wore nose rings and braces. Suits too big in the shoulders. Some doodled, others took copious notes. The backs of some heads barely peeked above the courtroom’s wooden benches.

Dear Editor,
For those not in the know, job shadowing is a setup where an interested party can observe someone doing their job so that the experience would help guide a career path.

INDIANA — A recent study has placed Indiana at number 15 for dependence on the firearms industry. WalletHub recently looked at how each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia rank in terms of dependence on the firearms industry. The study looked at a number of factors falling under three categories: the firearms …read more.