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  • Joined: June 25, 2024
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Our Upside-Down World

Few politicians are offering real words of wisdom today. It was Abraham Lincoln who told us, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” The following is a partial transcript of thoughts published on X from “The Executioner” podcast. It is worth repeating because it depicts progressive problems currently afflicting us. If we don’t start voting differently, Lincoln’s words will be prophetic. I have added some thoughts of my own.

What is your religion doing to your character?

Years ago, Harry Emerson Fosdick, then at the height of his influence as minister of the Riverside Church, New York City, was making a tour of Palestine and other countries of the Near and Middle East. He was invited to give an address at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, where the student body comprised citizens of many countries and representatives from sixteen different religions. What could one say that would be relevant or of interest to so mixed and varied a group? This is how Fosdick began: “I do not ask anyone here to change his religion; but I do ask all of you to face up to this question: What is your religion doing to your character?”

COOK OUT WINNER QUOTE

“I got to thank the good Lord above. It’s been tough for the last two years man. I care about RCR (Richard Childress Racing), these fans, my wife. This is my first [win] for my baby girl. It means a lot.”

2024 CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

FEB. 3, 8 PM, FOX: Busch Light Clash at the (LA) Coliseum ( D. Hamlin) FEB. 15, 7 PM, FS1: Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at DAYTONA ( T. Reddick) FEB. 15, 9 PM, FS1: Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at DAYTONA ( C. Bell) FEB. 19, 4 PM, FOX: DAYTONA 500 ( W. Byron) FEB. 25, 3 PM FOX: Ambetter Health 400 at ATLANTA ( D. Suarez) MARCH 3, 3:30 PM, FOX: Pennzoil 400 at LAS VEGAS ( K. Larson) MARCH 10, 3:30 PM, FOX: Shriners Children’s 500 at PHOENIX ( C. Bell) MARCH 17, 3:30 PM, FOX: Food City 500 at BRISTOL ( D. Hamlin) MARCH 24, 3:30 PM, FOX: EchoPark at CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS ( W. Byron) MARCH 31, 7 PM, FOX: Toyota Owners 400 at RICHMOND ( D. Hamlin) APRIL 7, 3 PM, FS1: Cook Out 400 at MARTINSVILLE ( W. Byron) APRIL 14, 3:30 PM, FS1: Auto Trader EchoPark 400 at TEXAS ( C. Elliott) APRIL 21, 3 PM, FOX: GEICO 500 at TALLADEGA ( T. Reddick) APRIL 28, 2 PM, FS1: WURTH 400 at DOVER ( D. Hamlin) MAY 5, 3 PM, FS1: AdventHealth 400 at KANSAS ( K. Larson) MAY 12, 3 PM, FS1: Goodyear 400 at DARLINGTON ( B. Keselowski) MAY 19, 8 PM, FS1: NASCAR All-Star Race at N. Wilkesboro, NC ( J. Logano) MAY 26, 6 PM, FOX: Coca-Cola 600 at CHARLOTTE ( C.Bell) JUNE 2, 3:30 PM, FS1: Enjoy Illinois 300 at WORLD WIDE TECH ( A. Cindric) JUNE 9, 3:30 PM, FOX: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at SONOMA ( K. Larson) JUNE 16, 7 PM, USA: Iowa Corn 350 at IOWA ( R. Blaney) JUNE 23, 2:30 PM, USA: USA Today 301 at NEW HAMPSHIRE ( C. Bell) JUNE 30, 3:30 PM, NBC: Ally 400 at NASHVILLE ( J. Logano) JULY 7, 4:30 PM, NBC: Grant Park 165 Chicago Street Race ( A. Bowman) JULY 14, 2:30 PM, USA: Great American Getaway 400 at POCONO ( R. Blaney) JULY 21, 2:30 PM, NBC: Brickyard 400 at INDIANAPOLIS ( K. Larson) AUG. 11, 6 PM, USA: Cook Out 400 at RICHMOND ( A. Dillon) AUG. 18, 2:30 PM, USA: FireKeepers Casino 400 at MICHIGAN (C. Buescher)

Any means necessary as Dillon grabs big win

RCHMOND, Va. – It took a controversial full-contact finish but Austin Dillon claimed his first Cup Series victory in two seasons in Sunday night’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway – vaulting from 32nd place in the points standings before the race to an automatic Playoff berth with the win.

Bullock’s Feed and Seed

Looking back 40, 30 and 20 years ago, the following are excerpts from the Artesia Daily Press. 40 years ago August 11-17, 1984 Olympic torch gleams.

Any Job is a Good Job

The American dream seems to be dying. No matter how you define it—whether it means owning a home or making it big—advancing in America seems harder to achieve. A parent’s ultimate goal has always been to see their child prosper more than they did. Upward economic mobility means giving your child the tools to be better off. It doesn’t always work. But why? What makes mobility possible and why do we fail? After over a decade of research, economists at Harvard published a paper last week that gives insight to the poverty trap and a way out. If our city and state are to improve, we must concentrate on one thing: jobs.