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RODGER THAT: You’re either a Finch or ‘your’ a Ewell

If we learned one thing from Jan. 6, 2021, it’s why they are not called the “Proud Men.” … I’m far less likely to be shot during a robbery or home invasion than during a heated debate over concealed carry. … If you “fact check” Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie” it comes back “Pants on fire.”

Gill: Contradictions in politicians’ trust in parents

Emily Gill

First, many conservative politicians and public authorities do not trust parents to make appropriate decisions for their children concerning medical care. Second, they are all too willing to listen to parents who not only want to restrict their own children from exposure to certain library materials, but who also want to make these decisions for everyone else’s children.

Letters: About Roger Monroe and his radio show

I assert that Mr. Monroe should pony up advertising dollars every time he “give[s] a plug on [for] our morning show ‘Breakfast with Roger and Friends’ ” in his column for The Community Word (née, West Bluff Word). His radio…

An American exception to American Exceptionalism

XAVIER JACKSON

Believing that America is a perfect nation because of God’s influence makes everything worse. Any concept of God should begin with love and tolerance towards all His creation. America’s past and present belies any national claim we may make regarding our connection to divinity. Any god who would sanction all of America’s endeavors could not possibly be a righteous god.