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The bottom line of Easter

There are many cultural aspects to Easter, most arising out of tradition. The Easter bunny and hiding eggs for children to find is probably the most popular one. Parents and groups get together to watch the little ones find eggs with many usually having a small treat inside, like candy. Easter ...

Future uncertain: so what else is new?

Here is a political story thatĢƵ aged maybe too well, given the shaky condition of our institutions and of our democracy. It takes place in January 1934, as the Great Depression rages on.At least one person – the principal character in this short narrative – correctly sensed that the ...

COVID-19 vaccine: Part I

There were many times, I’m sure, when my mother was disappointed in me, but one memory is seared into my brain like rice scorched into the bottom of a forgotten pot on the stove. Imagine itĢƵ your momĢƵ favorite pot. The one she inherited from the good grandmother.I was 16, and for ...

Leading by fear

As a child, I had a few secret places where fear died, where my thoughts came alive, and the words I spoke came out just like I wanted. In those secret places, life happened unafraid, and I felt free to feel and express my thoughts. Those secret places were originally little kid places, and ...

GOP grassroots anger boils over

As crisis gripped Washington in the early days of the Cold War, an aide to Secretary of State George C. Marshall asked how he managed to remain calm. “I’ve seen worse,” Marshall answered.Indeed he had. As Army chief of staff before and during World War II and then at the State Department, ...

Cable news ‘Guy’ telling some big ones

Guy Reschenthaler has a problem that is also our problem.How so? Reschenthaler, the Republican who, rumor has it, represents Fayette, Greene and Washington counties (plus a portion of Westmoreland) in Congress, is attempting to raise political dollars with major whoppers – fabulous falsehoods ...