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Viewpoint: Presidential Wealth - Before and After

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Viewpoint: Presidential Wealth - Before and After

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

The current salary for the President of the United States is $400,000 per year, with an expense account of $50,000. After leaving office a president receives nearly $5 million per year in benefits with more than 40% of that cost represented by office space.

Viewpoint: Isn’t It Great to Be Heard?

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Viewpoint: Isn’t It Great to Be Heard?

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

In this week’s paper, on page 6, you will find the most recent data gleaned from the people who re-subscribe to the View and offer opinions on what they like, don’t like, would like to see more of, or want to see less of.

Viewpoint: Half Empty or Half Ful

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Viewpoint: Half Empty or Half Full

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

I was feeling a little down after I wrote the graduation and Memorial Day story. I took a look at the people we were losing from Rye High School and I wondered how they would be replaced.

Viewpoint: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

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Viewpoint: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” Sam Ewing I’ve written before about going back to the family farm in Western Kansas with my brothers and taking on some project.

Viewpoint: Don’t Look Now but the Valley has Blessings Aplenty

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Viewpoint: Don’t Look Now but the Valley has Blessings Aplenty

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

I feel a responsibility to the community to share things with you that seem distressing to me. I also enjoy sharing things that, hopefully, warm the reader’s heart and bring back fond memories of friends and family.

Viewpoint: Didn’t your parents teach you to be polite?

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Viewpoint: Didn’t your parents teach you to be polite?

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

I’ll admit some of my angst was probably because I was in a hurry. We were in the process of making dinner for our four grandchildren and we didn’t have enough spaghetti.

Terry Kraus Greenhorn Valley View

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Viewpoint: Flag Football Comes to Colorado

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Colorado became the 11th state to officially sanction girls flag football as an official high school sport beginning in the fall of 2024.

Viewpoint: Sports Violence May Begin at Home

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Viewpoint: Sports Violence May Begin at Home

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

My oldest grandson, Blake, has played hockey for quite some time now, but during a downtime in that sport he decided to expand his horizons and join some classmates of his to play flag football. According to recent research by USA Football, approximately 1.

Viewpoint: Abortion in the News Again

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Viewpoint: Abortion in the News Again

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

the national headlines. On April 9, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a 4-2 decision that allowed enforcement of a law banning abortion that has been on the books since before Arizona became a state.

Viewpoint: NAIA Takes a Stand

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Viewpoint: NAIA Takes a Stand

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

In his 1973 hit “ Turn the Page”, Bob Seger has these lyrics: “Well, you walk into a restaurant strung out from the road and you feel the eyes upon you as you’re shaking off the cold. You pretend it doesn’t bother you, but you just want to explode.

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