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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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Democrats, Republicans, and 2026

November 10, 2025 jhorton 0
Last Tuesday’s off-off-year elections were a triumph for the Democrats, a disaster for the Republicans, [Click for more]

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Tariffs, Presidents, and Precedents

November 3, 2025 jhorton 0
The United States Supreme Court will soon be asked to rule on whether President Trump’s [Click for more]

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The Dangers of Going to Extremes

October 27, 2025 jhorton 0
Two criminal cases—one involving the death penalty and the other involving the rights of the [Click for more]

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Propositioned

October 20, 2025 jhorton 0
On October 20, early voting begins for the state constitutional amendment election as well as [Click for more]

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On the Trail of the Elusive Peace Prize

October 13, 2025 jhorton 0
Last week’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize was more worthy of the honor than [Click for more]

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Have Faith! (Or Not)

October 6, 2025 jhorton 0
A federal judge has blocked, at least temporarily, implementation of a recently passed state law [Click for more]

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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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