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Friends on Facebook are demanding that the Federal government (i.e., taxpayers) underwrite unlimited paid sick leave in order to stop the coronavirus plague. This sounds reasonable. We don’t want an infected person coming into work at a restaurant and spreading the infection to 100 customers. But, on the other hand, especially since our testing capabilities are so limited, wouldn’t this result in 100 percent of people with less-than-fun jobs disappearing from the workforce? Why take the risk of contact with hundreds of customers by working as a supermarket cashier when it is easy to say “I am experiencing some coronavirus...

SALT LAKE CITY - As ski resorts across the United States grappled with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus without having to close, industry giants Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company decided Saturday they would shutter 49 of North America’s most well-known resorts. Vail Resorts said it would shut down its 34 resorts for at least one week before reassessing while Alterra is closing its 15 until further notice. The Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado and the Aspen Skiing Company announced Saturday night that they will close ski operations, too. The closures marked a sudden change of...

“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit” (Proverbs 15:4).

NEW YORK - At two gasoline stations in Scarsdale, a wealthy suburb of New York City not far from one of the nation’s worst outbreaks of coronavirus, attendants whiled away the minutes on a rainy Friday morning at what would normally be their busiest time of day. “We’ve had one or two customers - that’s it,” said Julio Barrios as he sat under an umbrella at the full-service Shell station in downtown Scarsdale. “For more than a week, business has been slow.” The coronavirus has infected at least 138,000 people worldwide and killed more than 5,000, rocking the global economy....

My online friend Jeffrey Satinover compared the President to an ultrasonic whistle “that cause all of the vermin to rush frantically out of their hiding holes, and you suddenly realize how infested the place is.” This week’s presser was a masterstroke that exposed the lie of socialism versus capitalism, central power versus federal systems with its diffusion of power and responsibility, and the effects of a dynamic leader versus conventional ones. In the process, we can see how Trump’s fight against open borders, bureaucratic red tape, and globalized production is a critical part of national health and security. Open Borders...

. Now that celebs like Tom Hanks and others reportedly have this so-called “corona virus,” the walking, butt-end of the American public, who thinks Hanks is a real person, might finally grasp what’s being done to them. That is—what’s being done to the public. By the maniac spin-masters who still raven to “get Trump,” at any cost, including poisoning the truth, the “news,” bringing down all of America, wrecking the future, and destroying anybody who seems to be in their way. As a wise woman said to me, “Now they can watch.” Meaning, they can see if Tom Hanks dies...

For the last week, the corrupt news media – egged on by depraved Democrats like Nancy Pelosi – have wailed about the fact that President Donald Trump refused to ignore the advice of his doctors and have himself tested for coronavirus. Dimwitted reporters and talking heads repeatedly slammed the President throughout the week for continuing to shake hands with people and pat them on the back despite not having himself tested for the virus. Frontgate: Outdoor Furniture | Bedding 25% off site wide sale going on now at Frontgate.com Note that the President has had no symptoms at all and...

Gwinnett County police are probably going to need more than cheese to lure this Speedy Gonzalez out of hiding. Generations of Looney Toons fans probably remember the swift-footed Mexican mouse character named Speedy Gonzales, but police announced on Tuesday that they have charged a 35-year-old Buford man — who officers say is also named Speedy Gonzalez — with forgery, identity theft and theft by deception. The charges are related to checks that were stolen from a Suwanee home and later used at a Home Depot in the Snellville area.

As it seems a number of churches will not be holding services today, let's make this a time of prayer and worship among fellow believers in Christ. Please post your favorite verse, or however God is speaking to you today.***** 1God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; 3Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. 4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,...

Yes, friends, Donald Trump did just fine in Texas on Super Tuesday, despite what Lt. Col. Allen West said. – I know this is going back in time a bit now, but readers continue to send me notes of concern about an “analysis” posted by Lt. Col. Allen West at his website after the Super Tuesday primary in Texas. In that piece, with the clickbait headline of “Super Tuesday Results From Texas: It Ain’t Pretty,” Mr. West contends that the President didn’t do well in the Lone Star State, based on vote count comparisons with the field of Democrats, which...

Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief. Joe Biden’s victories on “Mini Tuesday” make his delegate lead all but insurmountable. Bernie Sanders’s electoral weakness, compared with his performance four years ago, has dulled the fear of an incipient socialist takeover of the world’s oldest political party. The left is said to have talked itself into believing its own propaganda and helped President Trump equate Democrats with socialism. Victory in the primary did not come from pledges to eliminate private health insurance or impose wealth taxes. It followed from the perception that Biden is the candidate best able to defeat Trump....

That journalism is dead has been a punchline for so long that we’ve forgotten how that fact has real world consequences. We’re now paying the price for the failure of that profession to hold itself to any semblance of standards. As worry and straight-up panic sweep large swaths of the country, causing irrational toilet paper hoarding and runs on canned goods, there is no outlet and no journalist worthy of trust when it comes to conveying truthful information to the public or to hold anyone in power accountable. Eight years of sycophantic, throne sniffing coverage under President Barack Obama gave...

Bernie Sanders has placed ”democratic socialism” at the center of his presidential campaign and his vision for a better America. For proof, he points to Scandinavian countries like Sweden. Sanders’ argument takes as its starting point the perception that the Scandinavian “third-way” economic model of democratic socialism - combining the wealth creation of capitalism with the safety net of socialism - works well, and that the U.S. could reach the same socioeconomic outcomes and prosperity by expanding the role of government. But as a Scandinavian political scientist who has studied Nordic politics, economy and history in depth, I do not...

As a Republican candidate for the Texas Supreme Court, Don R. Willett flaunted his uncompromising conservatism, boasting of endorsements from groups with “pro-life, pro-faith, pro-family” credentials. “I intend to build such a fiercely conservative record on the court that I will be unconfirmable for any future federal judicial post — and proudly so,” a Republican rival quoted him telling party leaders. Judge Willett served a dozen years on the Texas bench. But rather than disqualifying him, his record there propelled him to the very job he had deemed beyond reach. President Trump nominated him to a federal appeals court, and...

March 15 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. They include: -- Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, in 1767 -- German immunologist Emil von Behring in 1854 -- Actor Joe E. Ross in 1914 -- Trumpet virtuoso/bandleader Harry James in 1916 -- Apollo astronaut Alan Bean in 1932 -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1933 (age 87) -- Actor Judd Hirsch in 1935 (age 85) -- Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart in 1935 (age 85) -- Musician Phil Lesh in 1940 (age 80) -- Singer/songwriter Mike Love in 1941 (age...

The Talk Shows March 15th, 2020 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institutes of Health's infectious diseases chief; Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Panel: Josh Holmes, Marie Harf, Gillian Turner and Charles Lane. “Power Player of the Week” segment Vanilla Beane.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Dr. Fauci; Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio. Panel: Yamiche Alcindor, Peter Baker, Lanhee Chen and Amy Walter.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Dr. Fauci; White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow; Scott Gottlieb, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner; Brian Moynihan, chief executive of Bank of...

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO - American Airlines Inc said Saturday it plans to cut 75% of its international flights through May 6 and ground nearly all its widebody fleet, as airlines respond to the global collapse in travel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. The dramatic announcement by the largest U.S. airline came hours after the White House said the United States would widen new travel restrictions on Europeans to include travelers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, starting Monday night. The Trump administration also signaled Saturday it wanted Congress to quickly back financial support for troubled U.S. airlines. American’s sweeping cuts include...

The UK's aviation industry may not survive the coronavirus pandemic without emergency financial support, airlines have warned. Trade body Airlines UK has asked the government for a package worth several billion pounds. US travel restrictions will hit all transatlantic routes from Tuesday, further denting the aviation sector. The government said it was open to supporting all businesses, including airlines. In a stark message, Airlines UK said the government's "prevarication" and "bean counting" had to stop. "We're talking about the future of UK aviation - one of our world-class industries - and unless the government pulls itself together who knows what...

Every Briton over the age of 70 will be told "within the coming weeks" to stay at home for an extended period to shield them from coronavirus Health Secretary Matt Hancock says. He told the BBC the rules will not come into force just yet but when it does it will last "a very long time". The government has faced pressure to do more to tackle the epidemic after the UK death toll rose to 21 on Saturday. All deaths so far have been of people over 60 or with underlying conditions. Over-70s - and younger people with certain health...