The world turned upside down for many Americans on Nov. 8 when GOP presidential candidate Donald J. Trump defied polls and the predictions of political pundits to take the White House. Media collusion with Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign was revealed by the Wikileaks email cache. That alliance destroyed any remaining defense that national news outlets were objective or principled; which was further evidenced by their turn from fawning coverage of the Obama administration to rabid hostility toward President Trump.
To the editor: The free press of America is no longer free. Does that worry you? If you watch or read CBS, ABC or NBC during the current political situation, you are being directed and guided to their way of thinking. I watched one of the three magnum news groups during a news report the other evening and they spent six minutes reporting an unsubstantiated accusation against Donald Trump of sexual misconduct. They then spent 22 seconds reporting his denial.
To the editor: To my faith-based friends who are having trouble voting for Trump, please do not put Clinton in office by voting for someone besides Trump. At this point in the game, if you vote for anyone but Trump, it’s a vote for Clinton. If you can’t vote for the man, then vote for the party platform.
Seated among the audience at local government meetings, particularly those with controversial subject matter, is often a reporter from The Dalles Chronicle.
To the editor: I get them all the time and, even after having the number blocked to telemarketers, or whatever one wants to call this, the calls still come. I decided to play a game with the pests, and lately I have had fewer calls. When the phone rings and it is a nuisance call, here is what to do (Be sure the call is not a friend or anyone important. Be real sure):
