A Conservative Revolutionary Economic Proposal: Funding Government Without Taxes/Public Debt
By Stephen Yearwood Guest Columnist In this proposal a democratically distributed income (DDI) would be funded by creating money as needed for that purpose (Part IV). Government—all government, from local to national—could be funded the same way. The Money would come from the same source as the DDI: the administrator of it would also provide…
Read MoreA Bittersweet Farewell To Sentinel Readers
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor “Treasure your time as a local news reporter. Your community reporting is likely to have a greater effect on readers than anything else you will ever write, no matter where your journalism career may take you.” – Bruce DeSilvia in “The Straight Scoop: An Expert Guide to Great Community Journalism”…
Read MoreState Investigating Voter Intimidation By Trenton Police Chief And Commissioner
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Georgia State Election Board is investigating reports of voter intimidation by Trenton Police Chief Steve Beaudoin and Trenton Police Commissioner Mike Norris during the Nov. 4 election. Per the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, records can’t be released while the case is under investigation, but the office did send…
Read MoreA Conservative Revolutionary Economic Proposal: A Democratically Distributed Income
By Stephen Yearwood Guest Columnist Note: I won’t be summarizing what I have written in this series in Parts I-III as that pertains to this income. Most of the ‘high points’ will be related herein, but it would help if a reader has read II and III at least. A democratically distributed income (DDI) is…
Read MoreTest Scores And Anecdotes Reflect Improved School Attendance
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor At the very start of this year, the Sentinel reported on the attendance problems Dade County Schools face. Now, we are delighted to report that across the district, Dade’s attendance rates have improved by 6.5 percent compared to this time last year. Also, compared to the 2023-2024 chronic absenteeism rate,…
Read MoreMental Illness From A Patient’s Perspective
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor After reading Sandra Gentry’s account of her daughter’s mental illness in the Dec. 3 Sentinel, Ronald Baldwin offered to share with readers about his personal experience with mental illness. Having covered the Dade County Jail’s perspective and a family member’s perspective on the issue, we hoped to cover a patient’s…
Read MoreMeet Kappi Brown, Library Volunteer For 15+ Years
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor “We’re all privileged that we have a library that we can come help with and enjoy,” says Kappi Brown, bibliophile and faithful volunteer at the Dade County Public Library. Brown has lived in Dade County for over 50 years, and when she retired from her career early, she began using…
Read MoreScammers Make Use Of Artificial Intelligence And Return To Check Fraud
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Actor Johnny Depp is friends with a Bank of Dade customer, actress Demi Moore needs money from a Citizens Bank and Trust customer, and Major Tommy Bradford (Dade County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy) is calling and texting people demanding money to address legal problems—at least that’s what scammers would have…
Read MoreA Conservative Revolutionary Economic Proposal: The Economic System
By Stephen Yearwood Guest Columnist I wrote in Part I of this series that my purpose in developing this proposal has been to make the economy more just. In Part II, I argued that a “democratically distributed income” (DDI) would accomplish that. I did reject, however, using taxes/public debt for that purpose (for more than…
Read MoreA Conservative Revolutionary Economic Proposal: Making the Economy More Just
By Stephen Yearwood Guest Columnist Part I of this series of articles made the case for the conservatism of this proposal. Now for the revolutionary parts of it, with the issue of justice first. I wrote in Part I that the purpose of this proposal is to make the economy more just. Any other outcomes…
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