Opinion

Keeping the lights on

In Democrats’ rush to green, they have overlooked the necessity of fossil fuels in this world. I’ve previously discussed our supply chains’ inability to support Joe Biden’s climate agenda, and now we see another facet that the Democrats have missed: grid reliability. Democrats are pushing Green New Deal policies that leave our country dependent upon unreliable energy sources, straining our electrical grids, causing rolling blackouts across the country, and increasing energy costs by over 40 percent on hard working Americans this summer.

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Colleague’s cancer fight waged in different manner

My husband was diagnosed with advanced chronic leukemia seven years ago. After two rounds of chemo, he was better for a while but was diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma a year ago. He has been through almost constant chemo and radiation, lost more than six inches of height due to osteoporosis and fractures, and can barely walk around the house or get in and out of the car for his doctor’s appointments.

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Wedding plans clouded by young man’s mental illness

DEAR ABBY: After three years together, my fiance and I plan to be married next year. While we have the usual couples’ things going on, one concern is making me consider postponing the wedding or ending the engagement. My fiance has a son whose mental illness led him to withdraw from high school at 16. He has done nothing since. He doesn’t work, and his father hasn’t gotten him treatment for his issues.

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Biden’s border blunders

Since President Joe Biden assumed office nearly two years ago, his open border policies have given the green light to migrants and bad actors from around the world to come to the U.S. southern border and illegally enter our country. In fact, illegal border crossings increased by 300 percent in July from the same time nearly two years ago.

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