I’m going to tell you how the people in charge of my country made the truth a crime. Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s longtime president, has spent about three decades destroying our country’s fragile democratic institutions: elections,…

People have been writing Thom Tillis’s political obituary for more than a decade. When he pushed against President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. When he backed red flag laws. When he voted to codify same-sex marriage.…

Writing the obituary of a loved one usually comes at a bad time. Which is unfortunate, considering it’s one of the most-read items in the Register and is preserved in perpetuity in the archives of…

The Big Beautiful Bill, currently being considered by the United States Senate is anything but beautiful.   The proposed harms to people are many, jeopardizing millions of Americans’ access to Medicaid, food assistance, higher education…

Donald Trump gambled. But has he won? He has bombed Iran’s nuclear program and immediately imposed a ceasefire on Israel and the Islamic Republic, and without a single American casualty. That is vindication over those…

Dear Senator Moran, It’s me again, writing another of the no doubt thousands of letters and e-mails and texts that you’ve received over the past month, ever since the House of Representatives approved — by…

When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022, he was betting against the West.  The West — understood as Europe and the United States — would not have the mettle to save Ukraine, he surely surmised.…

It looks as if the hope that bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities would be a one-and-done affair was wishful thinking. On Monday evening, Iran fired missiles at our military base in Qatar where about 10,000 U.S.…

Since 1979, Harvesters — The Community Food Network and our partner agencies have served our region providing consistent access to nutritious food for those experiencing food insecurity.  We now serve 27 counties and provide more…

Last week it looked hopeful that U.S. farmers and those in the hospitality business would be protected from immigration raids that have ramped up in recent weeks.  After meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins,…