Don’t answer the phone

In January, a Denver couple received a scam phone call from a man who told them he had kidnapped their daughter. The man was very convincing that their daughter was in his possession. In the background they heard a woman’s voice begging for help.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Royalty of the ‘elders’

Royalty of the ‘elders’ Reminiscent about those Saturday mornings on the lake telling the old guy, in a seven-year-old voice, “You have to put the worm on first Grandpa before you throw the line in the water.

No conspiracy or coordination with Russia on election interference and no obstruction clears Trump

Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his final report to Attorney General William Barr determined that “The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (March 21, 2019)

No cuts allowed in D.C.

In Washington, D.C., every spending program and tax break has a constituency that fights for it. These constituencies are tightly organized and connected into the D.C. power centers to continue and if possible expand the favored spending. Do you know who doesn’t have a well-funded lobbying arm?

7.6 million job openings tell you the Trump economy is still growing

Job openings rose to nearly 7.6 million in January, data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, outpacing unemployment of just 6.2 million for the eleventh straight month. And that unquestionably means that the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump is still expanding.

College admissions scam: fast track to... jail?

Is it possible to have a “new” news story? We now have a college admission’s scandal. Breaking stories of wealth and influence traded for admission to some of the nation’s most prestigious colleges are just now unfolding.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (March 14, 2019)

America’s fiscal house of cards

America is in deep financial trouble, and it is getting increasingly difficult to grow out of it. This past year, our nation’s economy grew at a faster rate than at any time since 2005 at 2.9 percent, but the outlays (spending) grew much faster at more than 7.2 percent.

Free speech, public’s right to know under attack in Texas – so let’s act now

We Texans are fiercely independent and like to make our views known. On that, surely, we can agree. Using our First Amendment right to speak out goes hand in hand with access to public information that helps us understand how our government functions.