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Dems may be too late with projects

In politics, timing is everything. Democrats have a timing problem.At issue is the rollout of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure program passed by bipartisan votes in Congress, but whose journey through the congressional meat grinder was largely engineered by Democrats, including the Biden White ...

Socially deviant parents of school shooters

After the 2012 massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, then-Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, evaded calls for banning weapons of war. But he had other ideas. The “more realistic discussion,” Rogers said, is “how do we target people with mental illness who use ...

La La Land to us, ‘That’s all, folks’

“Can a wifeĢƵ love withstand the torments of lifelong sacrifice,” blazed the movie advertisement for “Courage.” “Will loyalty to a husband, imprisoned for life, last when there are others who offer love?”Meanwhile, the Main Theater in Uniontown offered “The Invisible Power,” ...

Why the storm

I could compile a list a mile long of bad, wrong, unfortunate, tragic, and harmful things that occur, happen, and victimize each of us as we travel along in this life. Bad times come and go, and some may say, “and this too shall pass” to soften the bruising impact of a dark valley.There is ...

Wages rise while pols apply pressure

In many parts of Pennsylvania, a shifting balance between employers and workers has pushed pay up at traditionally low-wage jobs. Gov. Tom Wolf and his allies are moving to push it higher – at least in some industries.In the past few weeks, Wolf has taken steps to bump workers’ pay without ...

Biden should lean on JFK example

Thursday of last week marked 58 years since John Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, outside of Washington, D.C. HeĢƵ buried on the hillside just below the Custis-Lee Mansion, with its commanding view of the capital city.Eight months (or, since stories vary, maybe it was ...