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    I invite you to begin the new year by testing your scandal aptitude. Here is my dirty-dozen Trump trivia quiz.

    A dirty-dozen Trump trivia quiz

    Dick Polman -
    An unconstitutional Arkansas law requires companies contracting with the state to certify that they will not boycott Israel.

    Why should my newspaper pledge not to boycott Israel?

    Guest Contributor -
    In recent weeks, I've overheard multiple shoppers gripe about navigating the wildly dissimilar credit card machines at different establishments.

    Stop me before I demolish a credit card machine

    Danny Tyree -
    H.R. 3919 and S. 1908, the Commonsense Reporting Act, would move employers to voluntary reporting and decrease the information requested by the IRS.

    ACA paperwork poses a big problem for businesses

    Guest Contributor -
    The new year is upon us! How about I share some resolutions I hope our political leaders will keep?

    Resolutions I hope our political leaders will keep

    Tom Purcell -
    The UN, the heart of world government and globalism, never had an address delivered like this, certainly the most important political address of 2018.

    The most important political address of 2018

    Harold Pease -
    How far to the left must a believer in more traditional liberal policies veer in order to satisfy those like democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

    When being liberal isn’t liberal enough

    Blair Bess -
    Our Hispanic population is particularly vulnerable to heart disease and diabetes. They're 66% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than Caucasians.

    Heart disease and diabetes are ravaging Hispanic communities

    Guest Contributor -
    It's time for another one of those annoying "year in review" segments that make you want to drown yourself in leftover Rotel dip.

    The year in askew

    Guest Contributor -
    Returning for Christmas in New York was a grave disappointment. Happy memories of carefree skaters around the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree were dashed.

    Christmas in New York: A cautionary tale

    Joe Guzzardi -
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