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    On Sept. 11, 2001, Rudy Giuliani became America’s Mayor when fate tapped him on the shoulder. Today, he is America’s Nightmare.

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    Ed Kociela - October 29, 2019
    Impeachment is the only alternative at this point, and Congress must proceed vigorously in that direction.

    Impeachment is the only alternative at this point

    Ed Kociela - October 22, 2019
    Shepard Smith was the lone beacon of sanity in the Fox lineup. He takes with him the remaining shreds of competent and fair reporting at the network.

    Shepard Smith will be fine, Fox won’t

    Ed Kociela - October 15, 2019
    There’s a hillbilly comic out there who made bank with the catchphrase, “You can’t fix stupid.” There is some wisdom to that, unfortunately.

    Intelligence is a felony in modern-day America

    Ed Kociela - October 8, 2019
    Bears Ears holds great importance to our native people. We should stand with them, support them, respect them as they fight to hold onto their culture.

    We must restore Bears Ears National Monument

    Ed Kociela - October 1, 2019
    A high school cheerleading squad was recently put on probation for posing with a pro-Donald Trump banner before a football game.

    Make America sane again

    Ed Kociela - September 24, 2019
    Can any of the candidates relate to working men and women? No matter what happens on Nov. 3, 2020, we will still have no real voice.

    Can any of the candidates relate to working men and women?

    Ed Kociela - September 17, 2019
    People cannot let President Trump off the hook for his recent whopper about the path of Hurricane Dorian.

    The president’s fake Dorian claims matter

    Ed Kociela - September 10, 2019
    The process of obtaining sand for frac sand mining would change the tourism-friendly vistas in Kane County and could upset the fragile ecological balance.

    Frac sand mining would devastate southern Utah tourism

    Ed Kociela - September 3, 2019
    The LDS Church watered-down voters' medicinal cannabis initiative, and the legislature adopted it. Now Vickers and the legislature want to amend it again.

    Utah’s medicinal cannabis bill still struggling

    Ed Kociela - August 27, 2019
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