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Herald-Star , 16 Sept 2016 Today's winner of the Obtuse Opinion of the Week award is none other than Barry Bardone, adjutant for the Jefferson County Veterans Association, resident of Bloomingdale, Oh. The problem with Barry, outside of his ignorance, is that he spews his biased opinions in the form of letters to the Herald-Star editor and then points to the comments left by trolls as though they justify the veracity of his statements. Just as Bardone does not speak for all conservatives or republicans, the trolls do not speak of all those outside those two groups. Sadly, Bardone seems incapable of grasping the concept of 'troll', nor does he appear to grasp the notion that his approach is better suited for r/ShitPoliticsSays. This brings us to his latest rant:  To the editor: The reason progressive/communists are depressed (beside knowing that socialism doesn’t work 1 ) is that they get up every day trying to figure out which restr...

For the record, I'm an atheist. I put up with religious stuff just like I put up with loud music, those annoying shopping cart wheels that lock before you hit the parking lot, and the misuse of they're/their/there. Why do I put up with it? Because shit happens. We don't live in a perfect world nor are we the center of the universe. This brings me to this Asshat of the Week, Daryl Cobranchi. Group seeks to halt prayers at West Virginia council meeting CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) - A West Virginia city that opens its council meetings with The Lord's Prayer is being sued by the Freedom from Religion Foundation. The Madison, Wisconsin-based group and two of its members filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Charleston against the city of Parkersburg.  The lawsuit claims the City Council violated the First Amendment by endorsing a particular religion when it opens its meetings with the New Testament prayer.  The lawsuit says residents stand at each...