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Why homes may cost $1 million by 2050

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Why homes may cost $1 million by 2050 Why homes may cost $1 million by 2050

I recently heard a shocking prediction about home prices that has caused many pundits to speculate about how we got here, and whether there is a way to course correct.

The prediction was this...

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Celebrate America’s 250th and work together for a strong future

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” — Declaration of Independence The summer of 1776 was a...

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Protecting the right to vote by mail

Voting by mail dates back to the Civil War. In 2024, 31% of U.S. voters—about 48 million people—cast ballots by mail. In March 2026, the administration issued an executive order directing USPS to refuse delivery of mail-in ballots to voters not on a federally compiled “eligible voter” list. Not only isn’t this federal government’s jurisdiction, the states already maintain well-ke...

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The radical ideas of progressives

Our congressmen Tom Tiffany and Derrick Van Orden call the progressives’ ideas “radical.” I thought I should list some of these “radical” ideas: •Health care for everyone (like in all other Western democracies) like Medicare for all would cut most administrative burdens and cost us all much less. People would not wait too long before going to the doctor, and would avoid preventab...

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Happy 250th birthday, America!
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Happy 250th birthday, America!

On Saturday, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. On July 4, 1776, the Sec...

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What consolidation truly means

After listening to the discussions from the latest joint board meetings of the Loyal and Greenwood school districts, people in both communities are losing focus on the goal of consolidation. A year ago when consolidation talks between Greenwood and Loyal began, we heard members of the boards and administration talk about how the two communities needed to stop viewing each other as “us versus the...

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Double standards a concern with current U.S. immigration policies

On June 18, U.S. District Judge James Hanlon ordered the release of Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, from nearly three months in Immigration and CustomsEnforcement (ICE) custody after finding evidence that his detention may have been tied to his pro-Palestinian speech. He was freed hours later. Sarsour, born in the West Bank city of Ramallah, is a lawful permanent resid...

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