I’m going back to old school conspiracy theories. Who has the time, energy or brain space to keep up with the craziness that gets attention these days? A good conspiracy theory explains everything while ignoring all of the facts and realities readily at hand.
When President Joe Biden took office last year, he had three top foreign policy priorities: to revive NATO and other alliances that President Donald Trump had savaged, to withdraw the last American troops from Afghanistan, and to compete more effectively with a newly assertive China.
A deadly epidemic has struck birds across the Midwest and, while it’s no COVID-19, the consequences are far-reaching. Avian influenza, often called bird flu, is spreading from migratory waterfowl to other wild birds and on to poultry farms.
One big question deserves to be on every police officer’s mind when pulling a motorist over for a relatively minor offense: Is this stop really worth the violent confrontation or death that could follow? Even if cops aren’t asking that question, city governments are, and they increasingly are concluding that, no, it’s better to let the offender move on than risk yet another tragedy that undermines public trust in the police.
Day and night, images that are unwatchable yet unforgettable pour out of the great news funnels all around the planet. The images bring a flood of anguish into the lives of people who cannot bear looking at the horrific slaughter and inhumane cruelty that a superpower is inflicting upon its much smaller neighbor.
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 14 years and have two kids. Our youngest is 11. For the last nine years, it has been a loveless marriage. Luckily, he works a lot, but when he’s home, I stay in my bedroom. The only thing we do together is eat dinner. Our kids are thriving in school, and I worry that leaving will hurt them terribly. Should I wait until our youngest graduates?
Greg Finke director, Independence School District To the editor: I support the city’s generational opportunity with the Northpoint project both as an elected official serving constituents in the affected area and as a resident of the general area of the project. Northpoint has not exhibited corporate greed in asking for maximum abatement but instead has figured out what is needed to attract tenants.
Barbara Young, Independence To the editor: To the editor: We have an epidemic of gun violence in our state and our country, and our lawmakers are worried about transgender athletes playing sports? Are they seriously wasting valuable time on this very minor issue? Did we really elect these “leaders?” .
The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol now has enough evidence to answer a historically significant question: Should it refer former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution for his role in the insurrection that very nearly halted the peaceful transfer of power?
DEAR ABBY: A dear friend of many years is currently not speaking to me. She recently moved from California to Denver and had invited me to visit. We agreed on the dates, and I took time off work and booked the flights. Less than two weeks before my arrival, she abruptly canceled the visit, expressing no regrets or concern for whether I would be able to get a refund from the airline.