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		<title>Opinion: Fatal flaws of Socialism – Why incentives matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Cargill argues socialism weakens the incentives that drive risk-taking, problem-solving, and prosperity." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives-.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Cargill argues socialism weakens the incentives that drive risk-taking, problem-solving, and prosperity.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Self-government in contemporary America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16571-anthony-teso-camas-letter-congress-representation-class-rule-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Camas resident Anthony Teso argues Congress serves organized capital, not ordinary working people." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16571-anthony-teso-camas-letter-congress-representation-class-rule-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16571-anthony-teso-camas-letter-congress-representation-class-rule-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16571-anthony-teso-camas-letter-congress-representation-class-rule-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16571-anthony-teso-camas-letter-congress-representation-class-rule-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16571-anthony-teso-camas-letter-congress-representation-class-rule.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Camas resident Anthony Teso argues Congress serves organized capital, not ordinary working people.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: When your party no longer feels like home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16186-nancy-churchill-dangerous-rhetoric-democrat-party-fifth-column-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Nancy Churchill argues the Democrat Party has been hijacked from within by ideological subversives, leaving lifelong liberals without a political home." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16186-nancy-churchill-dangerous-rhetoric-democrat-party-fifth-column-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16186-nancy-churchill-dangerous-rhetoric-democrat-party-fifth-column-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16186-nancy-churchill-dangerous-rhetoric-democrat-party-fifth-column-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16186-nancy-churchill-dangerous-rhetoric-democrat-party-fifth-column-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16186-nancy-churchill-dangerous-rhetoric-democrat-party-fifth-column-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Nancy Churchill argues the Democrat Party has been hijacked from within by ideological subversives, leaving lifelong liberals without a political home.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Washington’s fight for liberty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15730-opinion-nancy-churchill-washington-fight-for-liberty-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Conservative columnist Nancy Churchill argues that despite the passage of a new 9.9% state income tax, signs of shifting political momentum in Washington state give reason for hope and continued action." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15730-opinion-nancy-churchill-washington-fight-for-liberty-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15730-opinion-nancy-churchill-washington-fight-for-liberty-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15730-opinion-nancy-churchill-washington-fight-for-liberty-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15730-opinion-nancy-churchill-washington-fight-for-liberty-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15730-opinion-nancy-churchill-washington-fight-for-liberty.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Conservative columnist Nancy Churchill argues that despite the passage of a new 9.9% state income tax, signs of shifting political momentum in Washington state give reason for hope and continued action. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Let freedom ring</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 21:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Let-freedom-ring-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill states ‘a focus on freedom is how we will win the culture war; humanity is longing to be free.’" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Let-freedom-ring-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Let-freedom-ring-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Let-freedom-ring.jpg 711w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill states ‘a focus on freedom is how we will win the culture war; humanity is longing to be free.’]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: The bio-fascist war against the unvaccinated</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Nancy-Churchill-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="In her weekly ‘Dangerous Rhetoric’ column, Nancy Churchill discusses what she believes is a ‘war against unvaccinated citizens.’" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Nancy-Churchill-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Nancy-Churchill-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Nancy-Churchill-1.jpg 711w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>In her weekly ‘Dangerous Rhetoric’ column, Nancy Churchill discusses what she believes is a ‘war against unvaccinated citizens.’]]></description>
		
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