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Protecting the tree of liberty
By Stephan Helgesen | Jul 2, 2021
It happened again. The clock struck 3 a.m. and I was awakened by a persistent thought. Independence Day was quickly approaching and I'd been mulling over in my hypnagogic mind images of America throughout the past three centuries.
Letter to the Editor: Guaranteed incomes beget the wrong guaranteed outcomes
By Stephan Helgesen | Jul 1, 2021
Andy Nghiem recently reported on New Mexico State Representative Javier Martinez' flirtation with socialism in his support for guaranteeing basic family incomes to "lift poor families out of poverty."
WalletHub hits us where it hurts
By Stephan Helgesen | Jun 29, 2021
WalletHub's done it again and I don't know whether to cheer or jeer, grouse or praise their latest survey of our U.S. of A's 50 states' livability rankings.
U.S. issues travel warnings to Mexico
By Caren Cowan | Jun 24, 2021
In their June 8, 2021, Mexico Travel Advisory, the U.S. Department of State, at travel.state.gov, warns citizens about travel to Mexico.