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Elwood Watson

El Dorado News Times

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Opinion: Trump's pardons, scared Republican and a second Jim Crow

31.01.2025 10

El Dorado News Times

Elwood Watson

Guest Column: The good and the bad of Jimmy Carter

18.01.2025 3

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Guest Column: Congress has an old problem to deal with

14.01.2025 10

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Conservatives and their DEI boogeyman

13.01.2025 6

El Dorado News Times

Elwood Watson

Opinion: The good and the bad of Jimmy Carter

by Elwood Watson on January 2, 2025 His tenure as president was punctuated with unrelenting adversity, tortured from the outset by obscenely high...

07.01.2025 4

El Dorado News Times

Elwood Watson

Guest Column: Critics are wrong to go after Caitlin Clark

The torrential downpour greeting WNBA star Caitlin Clark over comments made during an interview at a Time magazine event have been both amusing and...

03.01.2025 1

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Opinion: CONGRESS HAS AN OLD PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH

by Elwood Watson on December 26, 2024 Brandon Granger, the son of Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger, informed the Dallas Express his mother has...

27.12.2024 3

El Dorado News Times

Elwood Watson

Guest Column: Black voters supported Trump. So why is his administration so white?

Donald Trump owes his electoral victory to his campaign’s gains with Latino and Black voters. That being said, his second presidency (at least at...

27.12.2024 2

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Opinion: LANDSLIDE? TRUMP'S ULTIMATE GOAL IS MINORITY RULE.

by Elwood Watson on November 26, 2024 Donald Trump kept telling us he'd be a threat to democracy if re-elected president. Now he's showing us....

28.11.2024 3

El Dorado News Times

Elwood Watson

Guest Column: Harris remains an inspiring figure, even after election loss

20.11.2024 2

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Gust Column: America is heading into uncharted territory

For some people, November 5, 2024, was one of the greatest days in American history. Others may well remember it as a day that will live in...

13.11.2024 1

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Opinion: Newspapers miss the point by skipping out on presidential endorsements

by Elwood Watson on October 29, 2024 Both the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have attracted significant attention for their decisions not to...

31.10.2024 2

El Dorado News Times

Elwood Watson

Guest Column: Obama’s condescending message to Black men

Former President Barack Obama stirred up some attention last week when he suggested lackluster support for Kamala Harris among Black men is mostly...

25.10.2024 2

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Opinion: What about Trump's mental fitness

by Elwood Watson on October 22, 2024 Donald Trump's public appearances follow a typical direction. He has a speech in mind he intends to deliver...

25.10.2024 3

El Dorado News Times

Elwood Watson

Guest Column: Trump’s racism isn’t new, but it’s still dangerous

Over the past few months, Donald Trump has stoked the flames of white resentment on the campaign trail. Speaking to conservative radio host Hugh...

22.10.2024 2

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Guest Column: Suddenly birther claims are back. I wonder why.

What is old is new again, at least in the world of politics. Recently, Fox News host Jesse Watters made a quip questioning the veracity of Barack...

24.09.2024 2

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Guest Column: JD Vance couldn’t be more wrong about parenthood

One can only wonder about JD Vance’s peculiar and freakish obsession with people who do not have children. The Ohio senator and Republican vice...

13.09.2024 2

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Opinion: Why did Tim Walz's son and his affection trigger conservatives?

by Elwood Watson on August 26, 2024 Like millions of Americans, my heart melted watching Gus Walz, the teenage son of vice presidential candidate...

29.08.2024 3

El Dorado News Times

Elwood Watson

Guest column: The Republican attack against hungry school kids

Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz and his fellow Democrats ratified ample changes during the two years they’ve had control of the...

19.08.2024 3

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson

Guest column: Kamala Harris is a mirror to the racist right

One would be hard-pressed to think of a vice president in recent memory placed under as much of a political microscope as Kamala Harris. She can...

06.08.2024 5

Yuma Sun

Elwood Watson