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Your fluffy kitty is a killing machine

Many cat lovers argue that it is cruel to make felines stay indoors. I’m in the opposite camp. We say that letting the kitties outside is cruel – and not just because coyotes and speeding cars threaten them. ItĢƵ because cats kill birds, chipmunks and other small mammals in shocking ...

Good leaders can make dreams come true

As a young band director, one of my aspirations was to either have my band accepted to march in the MacyĢƵ Thanksgiving Day parade or to be invited to perform at a presidential inauguration. We did get invited to march for an inauguration, but it was for the president of Mexico, and I’m ...

PennsylvaniaĢƵ senators are readying for a vote to enshrine same-sex and and interracial marriage in federal law, weeks after a divided House voted in favor of marriage rights.The sudden push to put the rights in law – years after the Supreme Court established them nationwide – follows ...

Pence sold his soul for nothing

Mike Pence thinks he has a shot at the presidency.You can imagine how the conversation went with his political advisors: People are tired of Trump. They want to move on. And you’re the perfect person to fill the void. You served him faithfully, but when it came to violating the Constitution, ...

“A Universe so boundless, teeming with countless billions of galaxies, containing trillions of star systems ... ItĢƵ beyond human understanding,” according to Carl Sagan. The late astronomer also wrote that the nighttime sky “is a profound sermon on humility.” There are an estimated ...

A summer full of sadness, dark signs

You know the moments that mean nothing will ever be the same? Like the loss of a beloved friend, unbidden. Your tears fall in the night and when you wake, you realize you feel the same way about your country.Brimming with precious memory, but gone.This summerĢƵ dark signs, served up by the ...