Opinions
The New Deal during the 1930s had a tremendous and long lasting impact that will continue well past its 100-year birthday. Many of the roads that we drive on today in Todd County were built by local people working for the Works Progress Administration, or WPA. The beautiful murals in the Long...
Are you looking for an opportunity to get in the holiday spirit? If so, nothing beats a children’s concert this time of year and our Secondary Band and Choirs will have concerts this month that will have music for just about everyone.
Schedule:
Dec. 3rd – Band Concert (Grades 6-12) at the...
Well, the big election is finally over! In our wonderful town, we have a new Mayor and two new City Council members. Congratulations, to the newest members of our city government and nothing but best wishes to you, as you guide our city into the future.
I can’t say enough about how happy I am to...
To the Editor:
I take umbrage at letter writer George Link’s reference to our “outdated”election system..... namely the Electoral College.
We live in the United States of America. Each state is accorded representation within the Federal government, part of which is proportionalto the individual...
The 2018 General Election is over and regardless of whether a person is satisfied with the results or not, the fact remains that as a state and a nation, we have made our decisions and the winners of these elections must now work together to deal with the issues that we face on a local, state and...
To the Editor:
It seemed appropriate to share the words of Jeff Foxworthy at this time, before we go out and vote.
“Lets see if I’ve got this!!! If you cross the North Korean Border illegally you get 12 years hard labor. If you cross the Iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely. ...
I don’t know what good, if any, it does, to try and explain why, I see things the way I do, especially to someone who is so partisan, they see and hear only the things they seemingly, have been brainwashed to see and hear. Even though it’s probably a complete waste of time and thought, I’ll...
According to the business magazine Forbes, electricity generated by wind turbines is now less expensive than energy generated by fossil fuels. Forbes also says, in a January 2018 article by Dominic Dudley, that energy generated by solar electric panels is now, or soon will be, less expensive than...
This week’s column will digress from the usual topics, as we get ready to celebrate Veteran’s Day in the LPGE School District. There will be two events as follows:
The Secondary School program will be at 9:00 a.m. in the Auditorium with Sgt. 1stClass Pete Berscheit as the featured speaker. This...
To the Editor:
I feel I must respond to Mr. Towle’s remarks in the 10/17/18 edition of the Leader.
The first inaccurate statement was that the “American electorate” failed to elect Ms. Clinton, President. She was in fact elected by nearly 3 million more people than Donald Trump in the popular...
