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Opinions 6 September 2026

After Meta’s historic settlement, Congress must protect children online

In a historic settlement with 47 states, Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties to resolve claims that it designed its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, to foster harmful addiction among minors.

Opinions 6 September 2026

Welfare reform 30 years later – work works

Common-sense reforms that target waste and fraud and ensure these programs are not a lifetime handout for able-bodied, working-age adults help ensure this needed assistance will be available for families in need for many more years to come.

In The News 6 September 2026

25 years after 9/11: A look back at decades of terror attacks on America

The Sept 11 attacks – in which 19 Islamic terrorists hijacked four U.S. commercial planes, crashing them into both twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon and a Shanksville, Pennsylvania, field after passengers overtook the hijackers – caused the deaths of 2,996 people, including the terrorists.

In The News 6 September 2026

Hillsboro Police Report

These incidents were reported by the HPD.

2006 Football Week 3: McClain vs. Paint Valley

Opinions 5 September 2026

Notes from political no-man’s land

Here I find myself, in political no-man’s land, crouched behind a garbage can, keeping my head down while verbal bullets fly overhead – “fascist” from one side, “toxic empathy” from the other. Socrates is my hero. He would advise rational discourse.

In The News 5 September 2026

Mamdani declares Sept. 11 an annual ‘day of remembrance;’ former Gov. George Pataki – who was mayor at the time of the attacks – calls on Mamdani to skip the 9/11 memorial

"Anyone who has refused to reject the phrase ‘globalize the intifada,’ which unequivocally calls for violence against Jews, not just in Israel but anywhere in the world, should not be at that site," Gov. Pataki told City & State news outlet.

Opinions 5 September 2026

The energy future: Made in China – by coal

The American people are increasingly victims of an array of poor energy policy decisions at both the federal and state level – and even utilities themselves have failed to think ahead, closing productive coal plants to get in on the government dole of “renewables” like expensive wind and solar.

In The News 5 September 2026

Congressmen Taylor, Figures introduce REVOKE Act to crack down on chameleon carriers

Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Congressman Shomari Figures (AL-02) introduced the Registration Enforcement for Vehicle Operations of Known Evaders (REVOKE) Act, which will strengthen Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) authority to prevent chameleon carriers from exploiting USDOT registration systems to illegally operate on American roads.

In The News 5 September 2026

U.S. adds 162,000 jobs in August, unemployment 4.1%

The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, a stark improvement from previous months, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.