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Confession: I used to be a Republican. I briefly became one years ago while living amongst the ultrawoke on ManhattanÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Upper West Side. Their authoritarian diktats drove me crazy. And their narrow definition of economic interests as the rich versus the poor – with the middle class almost ...

Take a break

I am always impressed by how much planning, effort and organizing, shall I say, work, that goes into preparing for a vacation. Especially if that vacation entails any great traveling distances. Plus entering excursions and activities at whatever destination. The anticipation builds as one waits ...

Dems seek rule change as hopes dashed

Some Democrats are banking on changes to the U.S. SenateÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ filibuster rules, after Republicans blocked their efforts toward election reform for a third time.Senators like Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., sharply criticized their colleagues this week for stopping the bill, which would have made Election ...

Colin Powell on the Vietnam War

If you were in the stateside service in the early to mid-70s – as I was – you may have noticed a certain lack of discipline and esprit de corps among the troops.Even a lowly recruit serving in the Army Reserves sensed something was wrong. Toward the tail end of basic training at Fort ...

Labor takes spotlight amid ‘Striketober’

With strikes already underway in Pennsylvania and tens of thousands more workers preparing to walk off across the country, organized labor is drawing renewed attention – including in Washington and Harrisburg.Shifting economic conditions through the coronavirus pandemic have spurred workers ...

Frightening: The return of Trump

As Halloween approaches, hereÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ something scary to contemplate, and unlike black cats crossing your path and cracks in the sidewalk, this is real: Donald Trump as candidate for president of the United States.As spooky is what a third Trump candidacy would do to the GOP, whose Republican, ...