Opinion

American energy is global security

Since taking office, President Joe Biden has significantly slowed down energy production in the United States to pursue his unreliable and disastrous “Green New Deal.” In turn, our country and our allies have been forced to rely on other nations around the globe for energy and gasoline, even those that do not have our best interests in mind. Not only has this caused energy prices to skyrocket, but it also presents a security threat to the U.S. and our allies in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine.

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The First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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60th anniversary looms with no acknowledgement from kids

DEAR ABBY: I have a good, if not terribly close, relationship with my adult son and daughter. We speak every few weeks. They live some distance away. There’s no drama, no negative angst between us. My husband and I will soon be celebrating our 60th wedding anniversary. Neither our son nor our daughter has acknowledged the occasion nor asked if we wish to celebrate it. I assume they are somehow unaware of this milestone.

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Toby Dawn’s phone book censorship

I have been missing my lifelong friend and childhood hero, Toby Dawn McIntyre, so I was excited to see him standing on the front porch. I barely opened the door, however, when he pushed past me. “Where you hiding them, Tommy Boy?” he demanded as he began rifling through random cabinets, drawers, and closets. I played it cool while I mentally checked off all the items I had hidden from him for his own good over the years (mostly harmonicas, roller blades, and berets). “The phonebooks!” he screamed. “Phonebooks!”

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The First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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Lebanese cheer as their dancers win America’s Got Talent

BEIRUT (AP) — The news of a Lebanese dance group winning the TV competition show America’s Got Talent brought a rare moment of joy on Thursday to many in this crisis-hit Mideast country. Mayyas, an all-female dance troupe, dazzled the show’s judges and audience on the competition’s 17th season before winning $1 million and a headlining show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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TODAY

Today is the 263rd day of 2022 and the 92nd day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1873, the New York Stock Exchange closed because of the Panic of 1873.

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