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Confessions of a news junkie

I’m hooked.I’m one of those people who leaves their television on in bed, because If I awaken in the middle of the night, I want to know whatĢƵ going on in the world.I’m addicted.I watch news all day and evening long, with detours to watch Pirates’ baseball games. I flip to CNN and ...

John L. Lewis remembered fondly

Besides more $10 golf courses, what this country needs is a strong labor movement; a labor movement that causes presidents and lawmakers no end of trouble.The country needs the kind of union movement that was led by the likes of John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers in the early days of the ...

Name calling won’t work against Hillary

Allow me to introduce you to some inner city Americana.They call it “Playin' the Dozens.”While it begins with the word “Playin’,” itĢƵ hardly a game.I’m told (although I haven’t verified it) “Playin’ the Dozens,” got its roots during slavery.Slave traders would sometimes ...

W. Va.’s 1960 primary made history

The headlines were impressive and unmistakable. “Trump All But Clinches Nomination With Indiana Win” ran atop a New York Times story. “Trump All But Seals ... Nomination” blared the Washington Post.It was reminiscent of other headline stories in other times. Specifically, a big ...

It’s time for Harriet Tubman

When I was a kid, my parents would frequently tell me that, “Money burns a hole in your pocket.”As soon as I’d accumulate more than a few pennies, I was off to the neighborhood corner store to retrieve a handful of penny candy.I was guilty as charged.But since U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack ...

WTAE was wrong to fire Bell

WTAE did exactly the wrong thing when it fired Wendy Bell. The station should have kept her on the air.HereĢƵ the reason why:Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania, like the rest of the country, needs a meaningful discussion about race, and having Bell anchor that discussion could have been ...