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Trump shows his true colors

“We have no democracy,” Donald Trump said a few days prior to last weekĢƵ final debate of the presidential campaign.He then told debate moderator Chris Wallace on Wednesday night that he might refuse to honor the will of the American people, as expressed by their votes, on Nov. 8.“I ...

$hale

“Follow the money.’’ That was the advice given by the source known as “Deep Throat’’ to Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein during their Watergate investigation.The probe eventually resulted in the resignation of Richard Nixon as president of the United States, ...

Smart idea

OK, letĢƵ see how smart you are.1. We elect a president for how many years?A. 4B. 12C. 8D. 52. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?A. Franklin RooseveltB. Harry TrumanC. Calvin CoolidgeD. Richard Nixon3. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?A. ...

The general election: Who will you support?

During the primary season, this column listed the views and positions of the Democrat and Republican presidential primary candidates on natural gas, climate change and energy. Now that the general election is a few weeks away, itĢƵ appropriate to reexamine each partyĢƵ nominee position, ...

Dangerous

In no realm is the U.S. president more powerful than in matters of national security. A president may launch wars, conduct intelligence operations and strike deals with foreign governments with minimal checks from the courts and Congress. If he wished, a President Donald Trump could carry out ...

Get ahead of your head cold

It seems inevitable that even the most health-conscious among us are affected by some sort of upper respiratory issue in the fall or winter, and the pharmaceutical gang are more than prepared with a stunning array of colorful and chemical-filled concoctions to mask as many symptoms as we can ...