• Opinions 16 July 2026

    The cost of politics showing up on your electric bill

    Policies matter; and the Obama Clean Power Plan, Biden-Harris Clean Energy Plan, RGGI, PACER, and PRESS are what regulatory uncertainty looks like in the real world. Developers do not commit billions of dollars to projects that may take five to 10 years to produce revenue if the federal and state governments are threatening to impose new carbon taxes on the power those plants will generate.
  • Opinions Rory Ryan 16 July 2026
    '250 years in the making'
    As Highland County is set for this weekend's America 250 Celebration, Hillsboro City Auditor Dawson Barreras has shared a video with The Highland County Press and our readers at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqgBPMF9ZGc.
  • Opinions Steve Roush 15 July 2026
    Highland County Historical Society Hall of Fame inductee Leslie Ramsey: A familiar voice — and a familiar face
    Leslie Ann Ludwick Ramsey is a lifelong Highland County resident whose familiar voice — and familiar face — has been woven into the fabric of the community for decades. Through her work in broadcasting and countless volunteer efforts, Leslie has become one of the county's most recognizable and respected public servants.
  • Opinions Dr. Andy Bowman 15 July 2026
    Things get broken, and that can be good
    I know, I know, no one wants to just give up and acknowledge their body has decided to leave the beaten path of pure health, that it has taken a sharp left turn and is now broken and spiraling downward. But look at it this way. Because we are the stubborn creatures that we are, it just may take everything falling apart in your life to make you actually get help you need.  
  • Opinions 15 July 2026
    Latino voters and the SAVE Act
    Latino voters overwhelmingly support requiring government-issued photo ID to vote. Polls conducted by Pew Research Center (2025) and CNN (2006) have independently confirmed that 82% of Latino voters in the United States approve such a requirement. According to CNN, about 85% of white voters agree, as well as 76% of black voters.
  • Opinions 15 July 2026
    We can still stop birth tourism
    The high court’s 6-3 feel-good affirmation of birthright citizenship misstates history, devalues citizenship, endangers national security, and incentivizes Democrats to again open our borders.
  • Opinions 14 July 2026
    Sen. Graham: Man of great faith, fierce fighter for South Carolina, America
    From colleagues in both major parties to leaders of foreign nations, appreciation for the public service of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has been overwhelming since he died Saturday night.
  • Opinions 14 July 2026
    My 10 minutes on 'Sixty Minutes'
    Scott Pelley’s extraordinary juvenile meltdown over being fired from Sixty Minutes, recalled a moment in my life when I was facing the meat grinder that most “guests” on the program dreaded.
  • Opinions Jim Thompson 14 July 2026
    Strangers among us
    I’ve lived long enough to see a complete cultural shift. When I was a child, people went to extraordinary lengths to assimilate into the local culture.
  • Opinions Fr. Mike Paraniuk 14 July 2026
    A sermon on Matthew 13:24-43
    Believe that God's care for you provides comfort in your most fearful situations. 
  • Opinions 13 July 2026
    The 21-mile chokepoint
    The Strait of Hormuz doesn't need to close to be weaponized. It only needs to look like it might. As long as global oil pricing stays anchored to a futures-based benchmark system, that instrument remains available, at very low cost, to whoever decides to use it next.
  • Opinions 13 July 2026
    'An old-fashioned statesman and hawk'
    When it came to foreign affairs, Graham was an old-fashioned statesman and hawk. He believed America was a force for good in the world, and he never hesitated to confront those who threatened our interests and our allies – from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea to terrorist organizations around the globe.
  • Opinions Christine Tailer 12 July 2026
    A careful farewell
    I open the door, look at the vine, and say, "Today is the day I will cut you down," but the day takes me elsewhere, and the vine lives to greet me again.
  • Opinions 11 July 2026
    Less for the IRS, more for you
    Republicans not only prevented a $4 trillion tax hike, we provided additional tax relief that puts more money in hard-working Americans’ pockets and offers more breathing room for family businesses, farms, and ranches.
  • Opinions 11 July 2026
    Spending the Fourth with the first: Independence Day at Mount Vernon
    Though George Washington was not in Philadelphia to help draft and did not sign the Declaration of Independence Americans celebrate on July 4, his presence was already palpable among the Founders that summer of 1776. They were acutely aware of the coming danger and grateful for the general’s careful preparation for hostilities.
  • Opinions 10 July 2026
    What’s different about ‘democratic’ socialism – and what isn’t
    Democratic socialism and communism are not two ideas that developed independently of one another. They share a common intellectual foundation and a common historical lineage.
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