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Submitted by Deirdre Purdy It’s not a “Government Shutdown,” it’s a MAGA Shutdown. MAGA Republicans, a small but disturbingly powerful group in the US House ofRepresentatives, have been on a steady march to shut down the United Statesgovernment. Their supposed leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is afraid to crossthem and refuses to work with Democrats. There’s Read More…
The Economy & Pessimism America has lots of reasons for optimism. The US economy is booming. We have full employment. Unemployment is at 3.5%, a 54-year low. Real wages are rising after years of declines. Inflation has cooled to a reasonable 3.2%.. There will be no recession this year – or next. That’s the mainstream news and it’s all true. Strong growth, record unemployment, plummeting inflation. The Atlanta branch Read More…
This is an article printed by the right for freedom of speech, but does not represent the views or beliefs of the Ridgeview News. Submitted by Deirdre Purdy Abortion and Democracy In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs that there is no constitutional right to abortion. Instead, they said, it was an issue for “the people and their Read More…
Submitted by Deirdre Purdy CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM, AND MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, warned folks at a conservative conference that President Joe Biden is addressing such issues as“education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, transportation, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and welfare.” Under Biden, Greene said, the U.S. has made “the largest public investment in social infrastructure and environmental programs, Read More…
By Deirdre Purdy Biden’s Full-Employment Economy You haven’t heard about a “war on poverty” anywhere, not on TV, radio, newspapers, or even Facebook. At least not since LBJ. But it is happening in Biden’s administration – and not by just giving money to poor people. Instead, the President and the Democrats in Congress have worked to improve Read More…
Republicans won 4 of the 6 races in Calhoun proving that the Republican Party is seriously back in the game. The County has been primarily Democrat for many years with the Republican Party almost non existent on a local level. But as the Red team gathered for pre-election coffee at Grinders there was buzz and Read More…
Shari Johnson/Publisher/Opinion Four days ago President Biden said in a news report that “more Americans feel financially comfortable than they have since 2013.” Who exactly are they polling? Perhaps the House and Senate, Supreme Court Justices. Yes, I’ll bet they do feel financially comfortable. But I can’t imagine many of us would say that. From the Read More…
Precinct 1 – Brooksville Precinct 4 – Grantsville Precinct 5 – Big Springs Precinct 6 – Town Precinct 7 – Grantsville Volunteer Fire Dept. Precinct 8 – Pleasant Hill Precinct 10 – Arnoldsburg Precinct 11 – Calhoun High School Precinct 15 – Chloe (Chloe and Orma may be reversed) Precinct 19 – Orma
REGISTERED VOTERS – 4178 BALLOTS CAST – 1088 REPUBLICAN – 547 DEMOCRAT – 488 NON PARTISAN – 53 REPUBLICAN VOTES: US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: SCOTT FULLER 57 JAMES EDWIN HOUSE 99 ZANE LAWHORN 18 KENT STEVENS 33 CAROL MILLER 258 STATE ENATOR 12 DISTRICT BEN QUEEN 332 HOUSE OF DELEGATES ROGER HANSHAW 445 STATE EXECUTIVE Read More…
