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After 245 years, it has come to this

“Happy Fourth of July,” we tell one another. We may not always mean it.This yearĢƵ celebration of national independence is not shaping up as an especially joyous one. Things are so unsettled.Let me count some of the ways.First. We Americans seem to be at one anotherĢƵ throats, still, ...

Municipalities shouldn’t scrimp on building inspections

Residents of Washington could be excused for feeling a sense of deja vu the morning of June 24 when they turned on their televisions or fired up their computers to see what had transpired overnight.ThatĢƵ because newscasts were full of the news of a stunning collapse of a condominium complex ...

The president who slept here

If you’re in the neighborhood this week, you might want to stop at the mountainous Route 40 Summit hotel – officially the Historic Summit Inn Resort. ItĢƵ an anniversary, of sorts. Ninety-nine years ago on July 2, the president of the United States stayed the night, along with his wife ...

Voters could decide on ballot rules

Following their success in limiting Gov. Tom WolfĢƵ powers by constitutional amendment, Republicans in Harrisburg are considering a slew of new constitutional changes that could give them an edge in future elections.In a 30-20 vote last week, the Senate passed an amendment that would put a ...

Juneteenth recognizes progress, and the work still to be done

Galveston, Texas, sits on the Lone Star StateĢƵ southeast coast, situated on two islands off the mainland. When June 19, 1865, dawned, Galveston was sophisticated enough that it had its own insurance company and Catholic parochial school, and its streets were illuminated by gas lights. But ...

The Uncle Jimmy and Byrd show

A. James Manchin, whose nephew, the senior lawmaker from West Virginia, is all over the news as the key Senate vote on a variety of topics (from infrastructure to voting rights), never shied away from the spotlight and, as a lifetime Democrat, worked for a Republican governor in the Mountain ...