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by Dr. Maurizio Valsania The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, commentators repeated a familiar refrain: “This isn’t who we are as Americans.” …

by Kary Love We are 24 years since 9-11-01 started America down the road of all war all the time as the solution for every problem. The initial horror of 9-11 morphed into anger which morphed into “the gloves coming off” and the rule of…

by Dr. David B. Sarwer On July 28, 2025, a 27-year-old gunman entered a New York City office building that is home to the National Football League’s headquarters. He shot and killed four people and injured one other before…

by Ari LeVaux In the rain-washed air above Red Eagle Campground, vibrations of rock ’n roll power chords mingled with the fragrant smoke of a three-day buffalo feast, as clouds clung to the mountains at the headwaters of North America.…

9/15/25: This article was updated with video evidence that Judge Van den Bergh read a June 2022 Sands Motion which contained evidence that Asst. County Prosecutor Marieh Tanha had allegedly lied under oath in order to hide marital assets. …

by Kary Love As a civil rights lawyer, I wanted to dedicate my life to preserving and defending the Bill of Rights. I saw that as the highest duty imposed by my oath to “preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States from all…

by Jon King, Michigan Advance Fear and anger have rippled through the trans community following the University of Michigan Health System’s announcement this week that  it would stop providing medically necessary gender-affirming care…

A four-ingredient formula for smoky summer perfection. by Ari LeVaux It’s the season of outdoor grilling, brought to you by the licking flames that make food taste better. Without a fire, of course, there is no smoke.…

by P.D. Lesko During the June 2025 budget presentations to the AAPS Board of Education and the public, Superintendent Jazz Parks included a slide that showed total student enrollment between 2014 and 2024, as well as the number of FTEs…

by Lee Haines Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, pain or even swelling…