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- Sep 25, 2026
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Open Forum: Taking a look at elitism (opens the original)
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Words matter. They carry so much weight and influence us to such a degree that we should be careful how we use them. For instance, consider the word elitism and all its forms. It is a dangerous word because its primary meaning âthe best or most skilled of a social groupâ can be twisted to describe the ruling over of others by such a group of elites. In todayâs political culture, to be called âan elitistâ is to be vilified, to be described as someone who has such an over-blown self-imag
Open Forum: Americans don't like a phony (opens the original)
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We Americans have our likes and dislikes. We all like a story in which the good prevails over the bad â the kind in which the guy wearing the white hat beats the guy wearing the black hat. The news today, Aug. 26, 2026, shows how much we all liked Dolly Parton for many reasons beyond her music. We like honesty and grit and, well, folks like Dolly Parton, who remember where they began. We like the genuine, what my Granny called, âThe real thang.â And if it is not real then it must be fake,
Open Forum: A third is saddening (opens the original)
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Political reporters across the spectrum refer to polls. They like to use them as newsworthy items. Therefore, it is not a surprise that much is being made of the current, overall low polling numbers for the president. I gather that about one-third of Americans overall support the president. The reports I see or read view this number as an abysmal one for any publicly elected official, but especial for the president. It is viewed as a very real red flag. I see that number as a shocking one for an
Open Forum: Politicians should avoid fearmongering (opens the original)
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Whenever I drive along The Pike and see a bag full of trash that has fallen from an uncovered truck bed or pass a scattering of various plastic trash in roadside grass or dodge branches that have fallen onto the road, I mumble certain words about selfish folks. I doubt that I am alone. Most folks object to litter-whether on the roads, ground, or in the air. Americans want to breathe clean air that does not stink or endanger. The pristine land of the Valley is celebrated and cherished for its bea
Open Forum: Reflecting on beagles, butterfly bushes, and Oxford (opens the original)
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Our beagle Nickâs sense of smell is 10,000-times more acute than mine, but I wonder if his receptors, upon smelling certain scents, âring a bellâ in his memory as in mine. For instance, as he inspects his yard each morning to smell what had traveled through it the night before, does a random scent remind him of a previous experience of the same or of a familiar trail? Does the trace of a night traveler remind him of anything, or is each one its own? Unlike Nick, however, a certain scent ma
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