Susan Stamper Brown

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  Jan 29, 2016

  Will We Choose Freedom in 2016?

  One of the greatest gifts my hardworking, blue-collar father gave me when I was young was the belief that no one owes me anything. His wisdom carried me through some difficult times growing up and helped shape me into the person I am today. It seems that self-reliant attitude my dad instilled in me is all but lost in this country.

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  Jan 20, 2016

  Obama and Iran: Strange Bedfellows

  We should be thankful the Obama administration is nearing its end. This year is bound to have its share of surprises and grandstanding from a president who seems more enamored by regimes like Iran than America.

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  Jan 13, 2016

  Muslim Refugees and Rape: What Should America Do?

  Over the holidays, Europeans were rudely awakened from their Utopian Dream of open borders and peaceful coexistence to discover as Oscar Wilde once wrote, "...nightmares are dreams too."

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  Jan 7, 2016

  5 Suggestions for Liberals in 2016

  Because I once voted liberal, at the beginning of each new year I take it as my personal responsibility to pose a few suggestions to my liberal friends out there who are still living on the dark side.

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  Dec 29, 2015

  Establishment Republicans Cannot Be Trusted

  Establishment Republicans gave Democrats a generous Christmas gift this year while at the same time stuffing conservatives' stockings with coal in the passage of the omnibus spending bill.

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  Dec 25, 2015

  Do You See What I See?

  What is it about Christmas that stirs hope in the hearts of even the most cynical?

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  Dec 16, 2015

  Atheists Want to Be Good for Goodness' Sake

  It is Christmas time, the season of good cheer where we celebrate Jesus' birth, but rather than doing that, a group called American Atheists invite us by way of their new billboard campaign to "Go ahead and skip church! Just be good for goodness' sake." As if that's even possible.

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  Dec 8, 2015

  Gun Control and No Fly Lists Won't Fix This

  The day before Thanksgiving, President Obama assured Americans all was well and he knew "of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland" based "on the latest information I just received in the Situation Room."

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  Dec 2, 2015

  The Greatest Environmental Threat to the Planet Is ...

  What a dilemma we humans find ourselves in when we discover that fixing one problem serves to worsen another, something a group of Environment Canada researchers recently determined finding environmentalists caused global warming in their attempts to curb it.

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  Nov 26, 2015

  Giving Thanks for Rescue Dogs, Indoor Plumbing and John 3:16

  It's almost Thanksgiving. The fireplace inside crackles while the snow outside falls, painting an exceptionally-Alaskan scene as I write, also reminding me that this is also the time of year I receive correspondence from thoughtful people asking how a particular American hero, a man who gave up his youth to serve this great nation under four presidents, is doing.