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NOTE: Here we post columns written by community members, city leaders and Flash staff. The opinions expressed in this section are not necessarily those held by The Flash Today. Contact information for each writer will be provided at the bottom of each column.

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They Both Did It

September 29, 2025 jhorton 0
Donald Trump violated the spirit, if not the letter, of the First Amendment by pressuring [Click for more]

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A Mega MAGA Mistake

September 22, 2025 jhorton 1
In pressuring ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel’s show, the Trump Administration has made a major [Click for more]

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Be Like Charlie

September 15, 2025 jhorton 0
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is both a personal tragedy and a threat to the [Click for more]

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The Search for Middle Ground

September 8, 2025 jhorton 0
One can easily dismiss JD Vance’s recently stated prescription for ending the war in Ukraine [Click for more]

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Take the Jen Psaki Challenge

September 1, 2025 jhorton 1
Jen Psaki, former President Obama’s Communications Director, former President Biden’s first press secretary, and current [Click for more]

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What Trump Should Do Now

August 25, 2025 jhorton 0
President Trump is to be commended for trying to broker a peace agreement between Ukraine [Click for more]

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Sickening.  Shameful.  And in the End, Useless.

August 18, 2025 jhorton 1
“Sickening.  Shameful.  And in the end, useless.”  So said an editorial in a Ukrainian newspaper [Click for more]

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Redistricting by the Numbers

August 11, 2025 jhorton 0
Since I last wrote about the Texas redistricting issue two weeks ago, both Republicans and [Click for more]

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Killing the Messenger

August 4, 2025 jhorton 0
President Trump acted legally, but not necessarily wisely, in firing the Commissioner of the Bureau [Click for more]

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The GOP’s Risky Gambit

July 28, 2025 jhorton 0
Dominating state political news are the efforts of Texas’s state legislature to redraw congressional district [Click for more]

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