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    Publishers Perspective: Life Is Full Of Challenges

    Josh Warburton - June 6, 2026
    Publishers Perspective

    Publishers Perspective: Life Is Full Of Change

    Howard Sierer

    Publishing On My Own Now

    Lisa Rutherford

    So Long…It’s Been A Good Ride

    To vote or not to vote: So few seem to care about voting in elections

    To vote or not to vote: So few seem to care...

    Rick Miller - September 23, 2018
    I don't buy that Trump is Hitler in waiting. The Left's do-it-yourself authoritarianism resembles Communist China far more than the Trump administration.

    The Left’s Do-It-Yourself Authoritarianism

    Guest Contributor - September 22, 2018
    It's strange how the media ignore Trump's economy with unemployment at an 18-year low and the fastest wage growth since 2009.

    Media Ignore Trump’s Economy

    Michael Reagan - September 22, 2018
    An influx of foreign doctors, international medical graduates who get into the country on H-1B or J-1 visas, make it hard for young American doctors to work

    An influx of foreign doctors, but qualified Americans shut out

    Joe Guzzardi - September 21, 2018
    The blue wave has gathered strength and will either come crashing ashore or deposit a small puddle on the sand. At this moment, the crash is more likely.

    Not only is a blue wave coming, it’s getting stronger

    Guest Contributor - September 20, 2018
    Just about every form of media has gotten a lot of news media mileage from the news typhoon about Donald Trump, the White House buffoon.

    In Trump we profit

    Peter Funt - September 20, 2018
    The GOP Hokey Pokey, aka the Donald Trump Two-Step, is what candidates do when suffering from the dreaded Trump Sandwich Effect.

    The GOP Hokey Pokey

    Will Durst - September 20, 2018
    You're nearly twice as likely to die from colon cancer living in a Latin American country than you are living in the United States.

    Global leaders dither while disease races to Latin America

    Guest Contributor - September 19, 2018
    Like Brett Kavanaugh, Roy Moore was accused of sexual assault, compliments of the Washington Post. So is Brett Kavanaugh being Roy Moored?

    Is Brett Kavanaugh being “Roy Moored?”

    Guest Contributor - September 19, 2018
    On the 22nd anniversary of the establishment of the magnificent Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the American people have spoken.

    The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: This land is our land

    Guest Contributor - September 18, 2018
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