We’re searching for a description of the Chinese government’s behavior and can’t decide among bullying, extortion or coercion. The White House went with “Orwellian nonsense.” Geopolitical chutzpah also comes to mind. What Beijing did was…

In the race for Secretary of State, Dennis Taylor stands head and shoulders above the other four Republican candidates. If elected chief election officer, Taylor said his focus would be to increase security measures through…

President Trump OK’d a $12 billion bailout to U.S. farmers on Tuesday to help mitigate the pain they are feeling from lost sales. The aid, though appreciated, is but a one-time patch to the gaping…

Advanced voting is off to a slow start, according to Sherrie Riebel, Allen County Clerk. As of Monday morning, only 25 of Allen County’s estimated 8,700 registered voters had cast their ballots in the first…

The Aug. 7 primary election is putting some Republicans in a quandary. Do they vote their conscience, or for the person they think most able to defeat Kris Kobach? For moderates — those that favor…

Ever since the Southwind bike trail opened in 2013, bike and foot traffic to the north along the Prairie Spirit Trail has dropped. Why? A fee is charged for use of the Prairie Spirit, while…

This morning, President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin one-on-one. That our president requested that no one be witness to the discussion is troubling. Mr. Trump’s memory, after all, is as leaky as…

Now that the 12 boys and their coach have been rescued from the depths of a cave in Thailand, what, prithee, is there to capture our minds and hearts? For more than two weeks the…

Congregants of the Lutheran and Methodist churches in Burdick gathered for a time of intercessory prayer Sunday night. Their plea? Rain. “We don’t need just a couple of inches worth. We need bucket-fulls,” relayed former…

A top executive for Blue Cross Blue Shield warned Americans to expect their health insurance premiums to significantly increase in 2019 due to a decision Saturday by the Trump administration to cease supplementing health insurers…