Opinions

OPINION: On the road to Idiocracy

Forget about the threat of socialism or even communism; the real threat comes from those who want to foist Idiocracy down our throats. Merriam-Webster defines Idiocracy as “a form of government in which a country or territory is run by fools.” And, the madness of anti-government protests that have...

Tell It Like It Is

Fellow Americans, In the June 21, 2018 edition of the Citizen Observer newspaper, I read Pam King’s letter to the editor about our immigration problem. In her letter, Ms. King blamed President Trump for the family separation on the southern border, citing his “horrifying” and “evil” mistreatment...

Liberty And Justice For Some

Fellow Americans, Some bureaucrats in Washington D.C. believe they are superior beings with superior intelligence. They believe they have special rights which entitle them to do whatever they want, legal or illegal, without consequence. They believe that the ends justify the means, so we should...

From Riches to Rags

Fellow Americans, Venezuela is in crisis, but it shouldn’t be. It has the most oil of any nation on earth. It has a favorable climate to grow crops. It is geographically situated to support shipping. It has a generous supply of precious metals. So why is Venezuela collapsing? It’s because...

America, the Compassionate

Fellow Americans, In the March 27, 2018 edition of the Caldwell County News, I read an interesting article by Dr. Ted Rights regarding immigrants. He wrote about God’s love for us and our duty to love one another, which I agree with. I disagree, however, with Dr. Rights’ assumption that...

Drunken Sailors

Fellow Americans, As I filed my income taxes, I thought about all the ways the federal government is wasting our money. To satisfy my curiosity, I visited the website Citizens Against Government Waste (www.cagw.org) on the internet (you know, what Al Gore invented). I studied their “2017...

Who is Responsible?

Who is responsible for the the Thump fan club? Please get a life and don't ram it down peoples throats that just want to read local news and school activities.. If its your intentions to make people ill your doing it... Nick Morris Kingston, mo.

The Truth Hurts

Fellow Americans, For over two years, I have been writing letters to the editors of several area newspapers, expressing my opinion about issues that affect our country and our civil rights. For the most part, these articles have been well-received. Recently, however, the nice folks at the Citizen...

From Bad to Worse

Fellow Americans, America is the best place on earth to live, period. People from all corners of the world have risked everything to come here in search of a better way of life for their families. Most did it legally because they didn’t want to live in the “shadows” as fugitives. Most had a...

Dump On Trump

Fellow Americans, It’s been over a year since Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States. Since then, there has been a concerted effort to dump on Trump. Career politicians on both sides continue to fight tooth and nail to defeat Trump because he threatens to end their way...