Fifteen years ago this month – in late August 2009 – it was announced that the newly formed Cameco Communications, LLC had acquired The Highland County Press from William Latham and the Sun Publishing Group. My wife, Pam, named the company “Cameco” from the first two letters of our children’s Irish names, Caitlin, Meghan and Colin.

Our federal government is no better than the citizens when it comes to responsible spending. We have gone from a national debt in the single digit trillions to the mid-30 trillions in less than 20 years.  The day of reckoning is coming for this, too, and we will all suffer from it.

The Center Square first reported on shrinkflation in May 2022 noting that consumers were paying more for less on everything from food to toiletries to services they purchase. The president is nearly two years behind on understanding the consequences of his administration’s own policies, critics argue. Inflation skyrocketed to 40-year highs after continued deficit spending led to higher costs.

Since at least March 2013, Hillsboro city officials have been made aware that the city's lodging (motel) tax was improperly levied. Since 2013, Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins has told anyone who would listen that this tax should not have been levied.  So has The Highland County Press.