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PARIS -- NATO or Cosa Nostra? The U.S., under President Donald Trump, has just asked its transatlantic defense allies to swear allegiance to the U.S. Or,more specifically, to the way that Trump is running the U.S. So Team Trump sent out a questionnaire to its Western defense allies, ...

It’s about more than what’s in your cart

I love to shop for food. Clothes shopping? Yuck. But food! I can spend hours looking at merchandise. Walking through the aisles can be stress-relieving for me. Just seeing the products, demystifying the marketing strategies of product placement and packaging design, or coaxing out the most ...

Beyond shock and outrage, surviving a madman

Trump claimed this past week that his job approval ratings are "fabulous" --they're "above 60%." He also asserted that the United States is enjoying "the greatest economy we've ever had." And that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz. "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT," he wrote on his Truth Social platform. Trump's braggadocio doesn't just mask his failures. His statements wildly contradict the calamities he's created for America and the world. To be sure, since he first entered American politics, we've been shocked and outraged by his lack of morality, scruple, or shame. ...

A spirited back-to-school giveaway

My church in Columbus, Ohio, Vision of Breath with Life Ministries, hosts an annual back-to-school giveaway in August on the far east side of town, in the Leawood neighborhood. The need for assistance with school supplies, clothing and food in this area is great, as the poverty rate is just over 18%. Parents of school-age children living in this residential section are definitely feeling the economic pinch as school supply prices have risen. Even the basics like pencils, erasers, glue sticks, scissors and notebook paper have gone up. According to the Groundwork Collaborative and The ...