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HILL: Chicken Little journalism
On Capitol Hill, the first lesson learned was this: If you lie to someone, you are dead as a useful staffer. A person can be political as all get out and bend data to suit […]
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HILL: Mind your own business ― the real motto for America
The first American coins did not have “In God We Trust” emblazoned on them. The current American motto was not adopted by Congress and minted on coins until 1956. Our founders thought the essence of […]
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HILL: Late-blooming elections
The incumbent president was sure he was going to lose reelection. Three long years had passed and hundreds of thousands of soldiers had died due to wounds or, more likely, infection and gangrene after being […]
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HILL: The idea of America
What are we voting for anyway? The most important race is, of course, for president. Presidents set the tone by what they say and which policies they endorse. In 1980, President Ronald Reagan turned the […]
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MCMAHON: Putting North Carolina first
As a native of New Bern, North Carolina, I know firsthand that my fellow North Carolinians are some of the most hard-working, tough, and innovative people in the country. As communities across the state recover […]
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HILL: The dangers of selective ‘indignation!’ when it comes to voting
I was talking to a dear friend recently who has spent a lifetime in conscientious contemplation of life’s mysteries within the scope of the Christian Gospel. He wanted to talk about the recent revelations about […]
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HILL: Cats, ducks and puppy dogs
Why does anyone doubt claims by pet owners in Springfield, Ohio, who say their cats, ducks and dogs are being eaten by people who have entered the U.S. illegally? Why would the average citizen talk […]
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HILL: The dumbest tax proposal in history
The problem with really bad ideas in politics is the people who propose them sometimes get elected. One of the worst ideas is the Kamala Harris proposal to tax the unrealized gains of stocks owned […]
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HILL: America’s secular First Commandment
In America, we have a secular First “Commandment”: Speak your mind. To put it in cross-disciplinary terms, it would be “sinful” not to express your opinion, thoughts or ideas on any sundry subject. After all, […]
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HILL: Call me Ishmael
“Call me Ishmael” is one of the most famous opening lines to any of the more than 150 million books ever published in recorded history. I just read it for the first time in the […]