Farmers Union opposes USDA cuts, supports Ukraine
County Farmers Union leaders approved two resolutions while gathered in St. Paul Feb. 22 for their semiannual Full Board meeting.
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Congress needs to protect its turf against president’s flurry
Ever since Donald Trump was sworn in as president, it’s felt as though every day has brought a fresh assertion of presidential power — often at Congress’s expense. It began on the first day with a couple dozen executive orders, and has continued apace with declarations affecting the federal bureaucracy, inspectors general, crucial public health communications, federal grants and loans, and more.
Hutchinson PTO makes a difference
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Times like these try attorneys’ souls
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” So proclaimed Thomas Paine in his 1776 American Crisis. Paine’s words reflected the danger of his times — an abuse of monarchical power threatening personal freedom and liberty — and a call for the people to resist.
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Effect of Trump cuts will be wide-reaching
At medical school graduations a few months from now, thousands of new physicians across the country will recite the Hippocratic Oath as so many of their predecessors have done. The oath states, in part: By all that I hold highest, I promise my patients competence, integrity, candor, personal commitment to their best interest, compassion…I shall do by my patients as I would be done by…I shall work with my profession to improve the quality of medical care and to improve the public health.
The fragile line between democracy and dictatorship
In 1964, a dictatorship was established in Brazil. I arrived in Brazil as a Peace Corps volunteer just as that dictatorship began. It wasn’t until 21 years later, in 1985, when Brazil would again be transitioning towards democracy.
The absolute power of the orange cone
“The only measure that he knows is desire — desire for power.” — Gandalf I’ve been thinking a lot about power lately. I suppose all men think about power — the definition of power, the relative sense of power, the powerless and, of course, absolute power.
Constitution clear on ‘power of the purse’
Dear neighbors, When I was in high school I received a small booklet from the National Rifle Association that contained the United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. I carried that little booklet in my backpack throughout high school, college, and even seminary. Like a Bible, I found it useful to read a bit of it now and then and even found many occasions to use it as a source in papers I was writing.
Senior meals one of many affected by attack on federal programs
This month my husband and I and other church volunteers are doing what we do periodically: delivering meals to elders in our community.