The U.S. generates about 300 million tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) every year, three times the amount generated in 1960. Half of that goes into landfills and about a quarter of it is recycled or composted. The average person generates nearly five pounds of solid waste every single day. ...
Forty trillion dollars is what the national debt has now risen to. That is a lot of money; about $115,000 for every American, including those just born who will have to work harder all their lives trying to pay it down. This is mostly on Republicans, the so-called fiscal conservatives. ...
This letter is to respond to the letter in the Sunday, Aug. 23, newspaper titled “Vote ‘em out.” Many are the ways today’s socialist democratic party are putting America in danger, including ignoring the threat a nuclear Iran presents to the world and opposing Trump’s confrontation ...
The sad news of Dolly Parton passing away this week brought a universal outpouring of love and admiration for her incredibly impactful life. Well, almost universal. Our state senator, Mike Azinger, took the opportunity to post negative things about her on social media. In her music, her ...
What do you think about all the rain we have been getting? Or the question really should be, what do you think about how much the grass and all the weeds have grown because of the rain? My husband is slowing down physically and mowing the grass is an effort for him. He mows a little, then has ...
“I cannot tell a lie,” young George Washington told his father when asked if he’d cut down a cherry tree. Ever since, Americans have opted to think their first president was a model of truth. Most of us have had the notion that our presidents were honest, even referring to Abraham ...
