Opinion
Revive the Militia Act of 1792 and make America safe again
By ALAN J. ORTBALS 2015 has turned out to be one murderous year. Baltimore has topped 300 murders for the first time since 1999. St. Louis passed last year’s lofty level a couple of months ago. And, in Chicago, a person is murdered every 17 hours. Most of these homicides are committed with guns. Nearly…
Read MoreBy keeping to America’s ideals, no problem is too great to solve
By DENNIS GRUBAUGH There was a time, not so long ago, when good vs. evil was personified by simple things we could understand. Old Man Potter vs. the conscience of George Bailey, for instance. Or John Wayne vs. anyone in a black hat. The world was certainly simpler then, and in many ways I wish…
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