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Terry Paulson

  • Paulson: Student loans raise the cost of education Published 5/20/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 34 comments

    Want to know why the cost of a college education is skyrocketing? Look to some of our politicians. We've been sold that cheap student loans are the answer to making education affordable.

  • Paulson: On autopilot, U.S. debt explodes Published 5/6/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 26 comments

    Do you wonder how President Obama's budget can be unanimously defeated by both the House (414-0) and the Senate (97-0) and how the U.S. Senate can go three years without submitting or passing a single budget and yet, government spending ...

  • Paulson: Your vote and the price of energy Published 4/24/2012 at 2:37 p.m. 1 comment

    With our presidential candidates clear, there's no better issue to contrast our choice than energy policy. Mitt Romney (at http://www.mittromney.com) provides an energy plan for the future that balances economic growth and jobs, diversified energy development and realistic environmental safeguards.

  • Paulson: Faith still matters to Americans Published 4/8/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 5 comments

    Whether looking at the founding or the future of our country, faith matters. As millions of Americans rose on Easter Sunday to attend services on the most holy day in the Christian calendar, the good news of God's love and ...

  • Paulson: Change takes people, not just politicians Published 3/25/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 7 comments

    When Paul Ryan delivered this year's proposed Republican budget, the political response was predictable and divided. Republicans saw it as a sober and necessary response to a president who has put America on a "path to debt and decline." Democrats ...

  • Paulson: The devil made Americans do it Published 3/11/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 14 comments

    A devilish, intercepted communication ... Devil: Dear graduate Wormwood, your bold move to take on America as a project — the enemy's bastion of patriotism, faith and apple pie — has surprised us all! Your progress ...

  • Paulson: Getting the dialogue we deserve Published 2/12/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 14 comments

    "We the people," in many ways, get what we deserve from our politicians. When a leader changes her position, she's called a flip-flopper. When a misstatement is made, the snippet plays endlessly on YouTube to the raucous delight of political ...

  • Paulson: Bain critics in GOP help Romney Published 1/15/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 7 comments

    Mitt Romney, fresh from victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, continues to attack President Barack Obama and focus on how he has the business background to "get America working again." But he can thank the Wall Street Journal, an angry ...

  • Paulson: It's time for Reagan's optimism Published 1/1/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 14 comments

    Happy New Year! Welcome to one of the most critical years in America's history. The economy continues to limp along. Many citizens are unemployed or underemployed; even more are at the end of their financial rope. Polls indicate that both ...

  • Paulson: Lighter side of conservative truths Published 12/18/2011 at 3:00 p.m. 23 comments

    Author Neil Postman in his book, "Amusing Ourselves to Death," writes "Americans have a constant need to be entertained, a short attention span and an inability to look at anything in depth."

  • Paulson: Fathers do matter in our lives Published 12/4/2011 at 3:00 p.m. 22 comments

    Early Wednesday morning, Homer Paulson — my dad, my hero, my encourager, my laughing buddy, and my model for faith and conservative living — died at age 93.

  • Paulson: Long live the American dream Published 11/20/2011 at 3:00 p.m. 18 comments

    Liberals keep selling a discouraging story that the American dream is dead and out of the reach of the average citizen without government actively engaging in wealth redistribution and entitlement programs.

  • Paulson: Aging in our entitlement culture Published 11/6/2011 at 3:00 p.m. 17 comments

    Agewave.com futurist Ken Dychtwald shares a startling fact: "Two-thirds of the people who have ever lived past 65 throughout history are alive today." That's not surprising when he reports that for 99 percent of human history, life expectancy was 18 ...

  • Paulson: A painful mirror for America Published 10/23/2011 at 3:02 p.m. 52 comments

    The mirror into modern-day America created by the "occupiers" who have taken to the streets reveals painful images and insights for those committed to traditional American values.

  • Paulson: The myth of the perfect candidate Published 10/9/2011 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments

    Conservatives seem to be falling for the same myth that progressive voters fell for in 2008 — the myth of the perfect candidate: "We need a better candidate — Maybe Perry or Christie will be the one!"

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