Opinion

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A glaring case of death by government cycle of approval

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In 2022, The Daily Beast reports, Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB) headlights for automobiles became legal in the United States -- but still aren’t available because, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation says, conflicting National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations make their implementation “practically impossible.”

ADB headlights arguably save lights in two ways:

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Generation Z: What’s a paper route?

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Mike Rowe, the Dirty Jobs star and host of How America Works, has recently unloaded on Gen Z. Rowe said that the importance of hard work is on the way out, and we have seen the last days of a work ethic being a virtue.

He said that work ethic, personal responsibility, delayed gratification and a decent attitude were expected in the workplace, and those days are gone.

Gen Zers never had a paper route.

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Suggestion for candidates: Turn those lemons into lemonade

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“What’s crazy,” Jon Stewart noted in his Feb. 12 return to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, “is thinking that we’re the ones as voters who must silence concerns and criticisms. It is the candidate’s job to assuage concerns, not the voter’s job not to mention them.”

The concerns in question revolve around the two major parties likely 2024 presidential nominees’ public and obvious displays of seemingly severe cognitive impairments.

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Five reasons why I gave up on green policies

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I once wrote that “scientists are right about climate change.” I long opposed logging clear-cuts and excessive drilling. I even voted for the Green Party candidate (gasp!) for president. But this longtime supporter of environmentalism has completely abandoned its modern instantiation. Here are five reasons why.

1. Failed climate change predictions

Science is about accurate prediction. If Newton’s theory had failed to predict how apples fall, then it would be useless.

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Trump disqualification: Ballot access barrier chickens come home to roost

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On Dec. 19, Colorado’s Supreme Court deemed former president Donald Trump ineligible to appear on the state’s 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot.

In a 4-3 ruling, the court held that Trump had engaged in “insurrection” and was therefore disqualified from returning to the presidency per the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause.

Most opinion and analysis on this ruling (and other similar cases working their way through other states court systems) revolves around particular questions:

Was the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot an insurrection?

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CASA volunteers are a stable light for children in foster care

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Canadian County CASA Inc. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recently welcomed its newest volunteers.

Lynn Rodrigues, Talor Anderson and Savannah Carnes made the extraordinary commitment to give their time to help abused and neglected children in our community.

Judge Bob Hughey swore in our new volunteers. They have just been appointed to their first CASA case and are excited to begin their journey in becoming a valuable advocate for children in need.