Since at least March 2013, Hillsboro city officials have been made aware that the city's lodging (motel) tax was improperly levied. Since 2013, Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins has told anyone who would listen that this tax should not have been levied.  So has The Highland County Press.

The country hungers for leadership that is honest, competent and determined to enforce the law evenly. That means cleaning the Augean stables at the FBI and Justice Department and gaining control over the engorged, biased and largely unaccountable bureaucracies that now rule our daily lives. 

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have long recognized the need to reform our energy tax laws. But rather than work on stakeholder-informed, bipartisan energy tax policies that would support a technology-neutral approach, Democrats pursued a partisan path through their misnamed Inflation Reduction Act.

This week, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21), and Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led 26 of their colleagues in the House and Senate to demand that President Biden withdraw his reported selection of the radical, partisan Dr. Mandy Cohen to serve as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As we celebrate Flag Day, let’s never lose sight of what our American Flag represents. It is a symbol of hope, opportunity and freedom for all the world to see.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been working for months on plans to tear down and rebuild both the Department of Justice and the FBI, consulting with experts and members of Congress to develop a “Day One” strategy to end what conservatives see as the weaponization of the justice system.

The 1023 document produced to the House Committee redacted reference that the foreign national who allegedly bribed Joe and Hunter Biden allegedly has audio recordings of his conversations with them. Seventeen total recordings. According to the 1023, the foreign national possesses 15 audio recordings of phone calls between him and Hunter Biden. According to the 1023, the foreign national possesses two audio recordings of phone calls between him and then-Vice President Joe Biden. I want everyone to remember, that I have read the unredacted version.

Overreach from the Biden Administration is nothing new. On more than one occasion, the nation has scratched its head wondering how the Administration could make such unilateral choices on behalf of the entire federal government without input from Congress. 

Every June, hundreds of high school students who just completed their junior year are selected by the American Legion Auxiliary to participate in Boys State and Girls State. I had the opportunity to attend Boys State when I was in high school, and it has had a lasting impact on me. 

War between the United States and China in the western Pacific is a real possibility in the next several years. Although both sides have conducted military exercises and “war games” in the region, predicting the course and outcome of such a war is problematic. 

Until yesterday, rain was something I seem to only vaguely recall. The grass out in the orchard and around the edges of the fields is so parched it appears more yellow than green. Greg smiles and says that at least he doesn’t have to mow twice a week.

The United States now faces the bleakest prospects for peace since 1945. Russia, China, and North Korea are all revanchist states seeking to overthrow the American-led world order created after the defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945. This threat offers an opportunity for Americans to reflect on the lessons of the Cold War as the nation charts a course for the future.

When veterans who risked their lives in service to our country visit a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility to receive the care, benefits and services they earned, they should not have to face political ideations and influence before they even walk through the front door. The VA, which is supposed to be apolitical, is meant to provide healthcare, education, benefits and other vital services to our nation’s veterans, not push any outside political agendas. 

Parents should not have to choose between going to work to provide for their families and making sure their children are well cared for. Child care is far too expensive and too hard to find – particularly in rural communities, where parents face unique challenges and have unique needs when it comes to caring for their children. 

Our nation wants to maintain its position of power on a global scale so it must make critical investments in equipment, relationships and American manufacturing. We are facing a high-intensity fight and we ought to both look like and act like we are ready.