Pope Leo is sticking to ‘matters of morality’

Vice President JD Vance, a recent convert to Catholicism, berated Pope Leo XIV about his doctrinal duties. The Supreme Pontiff, Vance lectured, should “stick to matters of morality” and avoid politics.

There’s a saying that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” That’s not entirely true, as there will be a multitude of treasures available during next weekend’s Townwide Garage Sale.

There is nothing quite like war to shine a light on a nation’s strengths — and weaknesses. Take the current American war on Iran.

The same Constitution remains

President Trump has been pressuring Senate Republicans to trash the filibuster and pass a bill disenfranchising millions of voters and boosting their party’s chances of controlling Congress after next fall’s elections. But Sen. John Thune, the Republican leader, keeps telling Trump that the votes are simply not there.

There are times when Code Enforcement Officer Toby Anders must feel like he’s the last person anyone wants to see, especially with paperwork in his hand headed someone’s way.

What would faith-based rom-com look like?

The romantic comedy “Solo Mio” offered a crashed wedding, epic views of Rome, funny sidekicks, an obligatory meet-cute, the lovely vineyards of Tuscany, a final plot twist and the dawn of new love.

Artemis II symbolizes half-century of change

Same destination, different country. The nation that dares to send an Orion space vessel on a pioneering orbit around the moon is a far different place from the one that first ventured there and placed the original footprints on the lunar surface.

When working on a project, finding the right tool is essential for getting the job done. Efficiency is key in just about everything people attempt to do in life. To do so, it takes having the right tools and the proper plan of attack.

The youth leader who worked for change

The Dictionary.com definition for “centrifuge” offers this: “An apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.”

Country’s present obscures its future

The future is another country, glimpsed only faintly in the distance, its contours difficult to discern, its political landscape hard to imagine – especially at a time when the nation is consumed with a war in the Middle East, inflation in economic affairs and quickly changing domestic circumstances.

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