Opinions

Publisher’s Perspective

Published on January 7, 2019 at 10:52am CST

I skipped the government’s reality TV show last week By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune I’m told the president and a couple of high-ranking Democrats dominated the television screen for a half hour one day last week. I missed it. On purpose. I was weary of the Donald Trump Reality Show, pushed mainly by cable… Read More
Stoneage Ramblings

Published on December 10, 2018 at 11:11am CST

Some thoughts about Congress and the federal budget By John R. Stone Perhaps the most ridiculous thing about the recent government shutdown is that it is over an issue that should have been resolved before Oct. 1, 2018. October 1 is the start of the federal fiscal year, and it is by that date that government should have… Read More