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The qualities that earned George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln immortality in South Dakota granite seem fleeting among the likely nominees of this year’s presidential election.

By TIMOTHY S. CLARK Special to the Courier January 27, 2024
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We packed up the dogs and headed to the beach a few weeks ago.

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At a time when the presence of celebrities seems to overwhelm professional sports (Taylor Swift, I’m looking at you in your sparkly Travis Kelce jersey), it’s noteworthy that this year’s AT&T Pro-Am golf tournament will be, for the first time since Bing Crosby brought his “Clambake” to Pebble Beach, essentially celebrity-free.

By Peter Funt January 26, 2024
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Mostly through the Courier’s letters to the editor recently we’ve seen a debate about ESAs (the state Empowerment Scholarship Account program).

By Tim Wiederaenders January 25, 2024
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The New York Times put Charles Murray on the cover of its Sunday Magazine, calling him “The Most Dangerous Conservative.”

By John Stossel January 25, 2024
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Most of us maneuver through the day (or night) with minor aches and pains. Scott Stevens of Chino Valley would absolutely love to suffer only minor aches and pains on a daily basis.

By Wil Williams January 24, 2024
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The Ohio legislature is considering a bipartisan pilot program that would make cash transfers to select kindergarten and ninth-grade students if they show up a whopping 90% of the time.

By Danny Tyree January 24, 2024
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I am writing to you today in a slightly somber mood. I want to touch on something that happened to me over the past week.

By CHRIS ORTIZ, The Daily Courier January 23, 2024
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The City of Toronto is in the news for outlawing sled and toboggan riding on 45 of its hillsides.

By Tom Purcell January 23, 2024
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Sprinkled in among writing columns each month, participating in volunteer activities, talking to my wife, and walking Moose the dog, are a few free moments that I might use to figure out why our federal government wants to destroy this country.

By Wil Williams January 23, 2024
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The other day, I was walking through the bookstore and ended up in the sports section.

By Christine Flowers January 22, 2024
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This follow-up column to the climate series from last June (which caused lots of discussion, both in favor and against) covers a side topic that warrants attention.

By Kelly Kading, Courier columnist January 20, 2024
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By now we’re all familiar with the bright (and sometimes dark) lines that have been drawn nationwide between so-called conservatives and progressives.

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There are two things that should be completely off limits: a person’s children and a person’s grief.

By Christine Flowers January 19, 2024
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The Prescott Unified School District board this week decided not to seek a bond issue, based on survey responses. This is a good idea...

By Tim Wiederaenders January 18, 2024
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Before anyone was “canceled” for saying a “wrong” thing, actress Emily Blunt and I feared speaking.

By John Stossel January 18, 2024
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Well, better late than never. With the actors and writers strikes having been settled, the late-starting and abbreviated prime time TV season is just around the corner, and I’m looking forward to seeing some favorites return, along with the debut of such series as the latest version of “Matlock,” this time starring Kathy Bates.

By Jim Wright January 17, 2024
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Without much fanfare (okay, I did write and voice a radio commercial noting the milestone), I recently marked 25 years of my “day job” working for a farmers’ cooperative.

By Danny Tyree January 17, 2024
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Hello Quad Cities folks, I hope everyone is doing well. Some of you may recall from my first column that I have been covering the entertainment industry for a long number of years (more than 25, in one form or fashion), and that I have seen and worked with a lot of different musical artists throughout my time.

By CHRIS ORTIZ, The Daily Courier January 16, 2024
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I forgot what it was like to experience a good old common cold.

By Tom Purcell January 16, 2024
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Earlier this week, I found myself riffling through movie and TV DVDs at the Chino Valley library. Among the stacks was The Best of Bonanza, the 34 best episodes ...

By Wil Williams January 16, 2024
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There are two things that should be completely off limits: a person’s children and a person’s grief.

By Christine Flowers January 15, 2024
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Latchkey kids. Slackers. Caffeine lovers. Grunge. That’s how a lot of people have referred to Generation X, the 46 million Americans, like myself, who were born between 1965 and 1980.

By Elwood Watson, Syndicated columnist January 14, 2024
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The federal government sent my mother a check for $50,000 a few months before she died of bladder cancer caused by exposure to radiation fallout from atom-bomb tests.

By MARTI GERDES Special to the Courier January 13, 2024
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I was happy to see the snow coming down last Sunday as I let the dogs out.

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