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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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Musk and DOGE:  Doomed to Fail?

April 14, 2025 jhorton 0
Dominating the news until recently were countless reports on Elon Musk, concerned with his charge [Click for more]

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Donald’s Best Course of Action Now

April 7, 2025 jhorton 0
Now that President Trump has imposed tariffs, he should begin to negotiate reciprocal tariff reductions.  [Click for more]

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Taking On the Tesla Take-Downs

March 31, 2025 jhorton 0
Anti-Tesla protests are at best counterproductive. When they involve vandalism, incendiary bombs, and arson, they [Click for more]

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It isn’t only Donald

March 24, 2025 jhorton 0
President Trump is wrong to demand the impeachment of a judge whose rulings he dislikes, [Click for more]

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Making the Great Depression Great Again?

March 17, 2025 jhorton 0
It’s ironic.  One of the main reasons Donald Trump was able to win back the [Click for more]

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Attack of the Mole Men (and Women)

March 10, 2025 jhorton 0
If there were a single theme underlying all the political nonsense of last week, it [Click for more]

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Whatever Donald May Want

March 3, 2025 jhorton 0
Last week, relations between the United States and Ukraine continued to deteriorate.  Having already accused [Click for more]

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Trump’s Foreign Policies: The Good and the Bad

February 24, 2025 jhorton 1
President Trump is to be commended for pledging to support whatever actions Israel chooses to [Click for more]

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Scent of Musk

February 17, 2025 jhorton 0
Last week Elon Musk held an unprecedented press conference in which he outlined some of [Click for more]

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Let the People Decide

February 10, 2025 jhorton 0
The Stephenville city council wants to borrow $22 million to repair roads and build a [Click for more]

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