I can’t speak to your county newspaper, but both WaPo and the NYT at one did indeed have all their content online for free if you registered. Then they moved some of their content behind a paywall. Next, they moved it all. Now, you can get I think 10 articles a month free? Not sure.

Well, unfortunately, she probably couldn’t afford birth control either, thanks to all the Republicans defunding Planned Parenthood everywhere. See how that works? No birth control, 3 births. Or are you saying that only financially secure people get to enjoy sexual intercourse with their spouse?

Her son was 14 when he needed therapy and anti-depressants. That predates Obama. How was Obama supposed to make her employers offer her better insurance? At least she wasn’t dinged for pre-existing conditions under the ACA. Right now she is under 45*’s administration, and she has a right to be afraid. She’s now 36,…

Anyone who goes to a dinner party with Michael Flynn and Vladimir Putin is not my idea of a worthy nominee.

I got one of the original Kindles way back in the day, and never looked back. I love my physical books (still have 6 bookcases full) but they are my dearest old favorites, reference, etc. Any new books I buy in digital form, download to Calibre, then load onto my Kindle. Now that I’m almost 63, the changeable font…

If you buy your gun through a secondary seller such as a pawn shop you don’t give any more money to the NRA or gun manufacturers. Our local shop even has gun safety class notices posted.

Oh, these are great! My grandchildren enjoy coloring with me when it’s too hot outside, I think the anatomy and animal ones will really go over big with them. I want botany myself!

I don’t know - how well-read are you?

The defense contractors play an enormous part in this lack of oversight for efficiency etc. Because of their enormous lobbying efforts, not mention extremely generous campaign contributions to mostly conservative politicians (though also to those liberals willing to ‘play’), we see a lot of defense spending but…

oh, they do -- only just the right kids, however. (see what I did there?) I’m sure upstanding citizens like James O’Keefe would never take part in such hurtful behavior (just lead it).

Oh, do I agree with you! My parents, most of my in-laws, and a whole slew of school ‘friends’ -- but fortunately none of my grown children -- are deep in the #45* con, so deep that the only thing we discuss any more are our mutual relatives (like my children and grandchildren, and their doings) and the weather. Should…

I like the idea of taking over the NRA much more than starting one of our own. It’s a page from their own playbook.

You are so wrong about FOIAs - many states have them, including the State of Arkansas (p.s. Google can be your friend when trying to make an argument. If you’re wrong about this, what else are you wrong about?).

Either they have the courage of their convictions or they worship Mammon instead. *shrug* Seems pretty simple to me.

In the interest of truth, maybe? Perhaps they just don’t LIKE Jindal, so why should they use his preference in anything? Why don’t you tell us what YOU think the reason is?

You know what? I used to enjoy a now-departed website called “Television Without Pity” which was famous for its snarky recaps of television series (among other things). One of the more ubiquitous sayings was “God’s in the bathtub right now.” This was used mainly whenever a competitor on a reality show called on God to…

That’s actually pretty ingenious -- until the next meeting of your HOA (or whatever they call your condo board) and they vote in a new rule regarding satellite dishes specifically no matter how they’re rigged.

It looks as though Richard Burr may catch part of that flak too (I hope). Of course, if he has to recuse like Nunes, who’s the next GOPer in line?

My dad was always so happy when we had rice for supper because this was his dessert: rice with butter and white sugar mixed in. I love it that way to this day.

This sounds sort of like an upscale Frito Pie (from my grade school days in New Mexico, circa 1960): Snack-size bag of Fritos, slit along the side and opened up. Spoon chili (without beans, in my family) over the fritos, top with grated cheese. Enjoy with a Coke (in the southwest, every soda is called Coke) of your…