Journal Tribune Opinion
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Obeying the law, so help me, God
Our Founding Fathers thought freedom of religion was so important they put it at the top of the Bill of Rights. As a proud Catholic woman, I know I’m glad those protections are there. But the freedom of religion does not trump any other right. I take no joy from Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis […]
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O’Malley drops in for some brownies
Martin O’Malley is trying to get elected president one living room at a time. Last Saturday afternoon’s living room was in a town of 2,044 people in Iowa’s Boone County, a fertile heaven of soybeans and corn. It belongs to Mike O’Brien, a former state representative, and his wife, Ronna, who spent the afternoon refilling […]
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Editorial Roundup
Rutland Herald (Vt.), Sept. 3: The debate about immigration reached an Alice-in-Wonderland type of lunacy recently when Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin said that a border wall separating the United States from Canada was worthy of consideration. It may have escaped our notice, but maybe a secret army of Canadians has been smuggling Molson and […]
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Editorial Roundup
Hartford Courant (Conn.), Sept. 4: Public officials, like all citizens, are expected to follow the law. In fact, they have a special obligation to do so. If they choose not to, they must expect consequences. Kim Davis can think about this as she sits in the pokey. Ms. Davis is the Kentucky county clerk who […]
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Time to abandon dangerous economic myths
China’s economy is tanking. Refugees flood Europe. Possible interest rate hike threatens U.S. These three major stories are based on major myths. China’s economy is in trouble. Though under a Communist government, the country seems to allow its brand of free enterprise, including foreign investment. It even has a stock market. The government has tried […]
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In Our Opinion
After completing his second term as mayor of Biddeford in 2007, General Wallace Nutting told the Journal Tribune in December of that year that his top priority when first elected was to bring civil discourse to Biddeford city government. Nutting said he felt that was something that was absent prior to entering office but that […]
