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PUBLISHER'S PEN
An American dilemma
by BILL BOWMAN
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910-484-6200.
It doesn't make any difference whether you are
white, black, Hispanic, Asian, gay, straight, Democrat,
Republican, Libertarian or a young budding snow-
flake, you should be aware and concerned that our
government at all levels is spiraling out of control.
From wasting tens of millions of dollars on futile
investigations and Russian collusion theories to the
threat of another government shutdown to ignoring
our nation's commitment to the safety and security of
its citizens by refusing to secure our southern borders,
we are in a tailspin.
And now, we face the Green New Deal with its
socialist agenda and concerns over the first world's
carbon footprint and its toxic effect on the survival of
our planet. It's crazy!
We have a government that's full of radical assump-
tions, accusations and condemnations yet void of
solutions or concrete plans to accomplish anything.
No answers, no remedies and no leadership.
When did pettiness, jealousy and greed take prior-
ity over fairness, decency and the overall welfare of
humanity? When did government start defending
lawlessness, condemning and penalizing success,
rewarding criminals and passing state laws that allow
a child to be born only to have its life terminated on its
birthday? is is sad, scary and true.
It's the age-old good versus evil dilemma, and it
looks like evil is the predominant influence. We see
this trend of nonproductive, negative behavior at all
levels of government.
It's sad but not hopeless. Americans are sensible
and passionate human beings. We are and will con-
tinue to be the leaders of the free world. I'm confident
that at some point someone will step up in a leader-
ship position that will get our priorities back in line so
the generations that follow can enjoy the American
dream — not the nightmare that is forming today.
Let's all hope that logic and civility will prevail
and become our highest priorities so that in the
end, we may again enjoy a less contentious way of
American life.
ank you for reading Up & Coming Weekly.
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