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OP-ED: The bros are sorry, so they say

Sam Bankman-Fried perfected the poses, uniform and attitude of the bro, the boy-man who gets away with it. He sucked billions into his FTX cryptocurrency platform by convincing the public that he was touched with supersized genius at making fortunes. His claim to want the money for higher ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Brownsville was once a pretty vibrant place – so vibrant, in fact, that legend has it that Ray Charles worked up the R&amp;B classic “What’d I Say” at a club there during a late-night jam session. But, for years now, large ...

EDITORIAL: Update state recount law to stem abuse

Just as President Donald Trump misused an old law in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, many of his acolytes in Pennsylvania used an outdated state law to flood county courts with bogus litigation following the Nov. 8 midterm election.Trump adviser John Eastman ...

OP-ED: Our government is failing us

Since we are (at least nominally) a free people, the primary responsibilities of our government should be to protect us from serious external and internal threats. Our federal government — as well as those of some states and cities — is no longer doing that because those who control it are ...

OP-ED: COVID-19: Who was right?

ItĢƵ now been three years since COVID hit.At the start of the pandemic, “experts” shouted: “Stay home!” “Close schools!” “Wash your hands!” “Disinfect countertops!”Clearly, disinfecting countertops and washing hands made no difference. What about closing schools and ...