NEWFANE-Yes, Dan DeWalt, we can act. And we did, at the voting booth. Furthermore, we need to be honest and genuine in those actions.
Let's start with calling our president an "insecure orange bully." It is not just a slam on the duly elected leader of our country, it is a slam against all the people who voted for him and the 70% (as of this writing) who believe he is doing as he promised during the campaign. Not a great way to build bridges.
You write that "power promotes self-righteousness, moral exceptionalism, and hypocrisy." We know - we were here for the last four years.
I suggest that we stop looking for scapegoats and actually get to know and respect the point of view of others.
I have known Cristine White for many years in both personal and professional capacities. She is honest, independent, and fair. I know that if she is elected to the Newfane Selectboard, she will treat everyone with respect. She has extensive business management experience and knows how to understand complex...
Critical race theory and critical social justice are the latest bandwagons for the “woke.” Critical theory, founded in Marxism, is designed to further divide our country. It is carefully packaged in a set of seemingly benign and appealing terms, ideas, and goals that, if one doesn't look too closely,
I read with interest Tim Kipp's top-of-the-fold Viewpoint on real democracy. There are items, as a conservative, with which I agree or mostly agree - for example, his points that democracy is a participatory process, and that it may need to change as the country evolves regarding demographics, technology, world relationships, education, and social norms. However, it seems the biggest issue in the article revolves around money and economic opportunity. While it is a feel-good sentiment, true equality of income...
Impeachment by the House of Representatives is one thing; holding onto the articles until such time as Nancy Pelosi deems appropriate is quite another. To what purpose? To try to influence an election? That is rich. Having gone this far, we need the impeachment of the president to go quickly to trial. Doesn't the Constitution say accused are entitled to a speedy trial? Or maybe they are waiting until they can threaten enough Senators into submission? A handful of rabid...