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Moderates will emerge on both sides | In Focus by Rich Elfers
There are two key assumptions about human nature that help me predict who the next U.S. presidential candidates…
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What makes a good president | In Focus by Rich Elfers
Americans are having a debate over what makes someone a good leader, according to George Friedman in a…
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Pro, anti federalism alive and well | In Focus by Rich Elfers
Do you know that attitudes created in the 1787-88 ratification of the Constitution are still with us today…
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How Ronald Reagan changed the GOP | In Focus by Rich Elfers
It caught my attention when the second Republican presidential debate took place Sept. 15 at the Reagan Presidential…
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Why do we need government anyway? | In Focus by Rich Elfers
Why do we need government anyway? It seems we argue about how government should be – smaller if…
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The origin of human equality | In Focus by Rich Elfers
Can you fill in the blanks? “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created…
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Focus on flaws harmful to human nature | In Focus by Rich Elfers
It is always easy to point out flaws. To prove this, just look at whatever is hot in…
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Personal views shape future of the church | In Focus by Rich Elfers
I first heard the phrase “Post-modern World” from my daughter Betsy after she graduated from the University of…
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China making push in world economy
Centuries ago, China was the major world power. China and Europe were linked by what became known as…
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U.S. fares against a ‘stateless’ foe | In Focus by Rich Elfers
What do we know about the Islamic State? We know that I.S. came from al-Qaida and then broke…
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The unregulated train wreck of capitalism | In Focus
It’s wrong to blame Big Business for the nation’s economic ills
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The past affects the present; the rise of I.S. | In Focus by Rich Elfers
Did you know the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the victory of Muslim holy warriors…
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Seeing ideas from both sides | In Focus by Rich Elfers
“As all conservatives know, liberals are a bunch of sandal-wearing, tree-hugging, whale-saving, hybrid-driving, trash-recycling, peaceniks, flip-floppers and bed-wetters.”
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The death of socialism | In Focus by Rich Elfers
Karl Marx’s theory of socialism died in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. It died in…
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Business should put health, morals first | In Focus by Rich Elfers
Vision, creativity, hard work, strong focus, risk-taking, long-term thinking, self-reflection, giving the customer what he/she wants – these…
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Differing opinions of police and firefighters | In Focus by Rich Elfers
Why are law enforcement officers currently under the gun of criticism while firefighters are viewed as heroes? Both…
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Lessons from World War II, 70 years later
The 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe is upon us. This war was…
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Congressional logjam may end | In Focus by Rich Elfers
The approval rating for Congress is staying at 11 percent, but there’s hope the logjam is beginning to…
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Political extremes feed on frustration | In Focus by Rich Elfers
Why have so many young men and women from the West flocked to join ISIS? What is the…
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Declining world population will change the world stage | In Focus by Rich Elfers
There is a specter looming on the horizon that will eventually alter the world as we know it.…