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‘Red Wave’ meets a blue wall

Hardly anybody expected last TuesdayĢƵ results.Democrats were ready to run for political cover. All of that talk about a “Red Wave” darkening their role in Congress appeared to be a foregone conclusion.Many Republicans were already chilling champagne for a joyous night of ...

LetĢƵ all vote, then wait for the recounts

ItĢƵ time to vote.ItĢƵ also time to claim thereĢƵ voter fraud everywhere.Lots of Republicans are ready to pounce on election officials from coast-to-coast.They’ll see victory where it isn’t – thanks to Donald Trump.According to FiveThirtyEight.com, of the nationĢƵ 552 Republican ...

Mike Tyson sure was right!

Now that I have your attention – this isn’t really about Mike Tyson.ItĢƵ about something he once said.He was training for an upcoming fight when, as the story goes, a reporter asked him about his opponentĢƵ plan to beat him.Tyson responded, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched ...

The Halloweens of my youth

As I recall, Halloween used to last for weeks.I’m 74 years old. My memories of Halloween are about 65 years old. So, once again, to me, Halloween used to last for weeks.At my age, embellishment-laced nostalgia is oh, so soothing.Up there on Coolspring Street, we used to gather platoons of ...

Foul mouths abound

Sadly, harsh language is becoming more and more commonplace.Intemperate outbursts can get you noticed. Apologies soon follow. ThatĢƵ become the American way.Kanye West, that renowned rapper, whoĢƵ changed his name to just “ye,” knows how to generate headlines.Recently, a couple of ...

Herschel Walker: All-American, dunce

Herschel Walker was the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Georgia.(Note: He happened to break at least five school rushing records that had been held by UniontownĢƵ Kevin McLee.Walker was also an Olympic bobsledder – and a mixed martial artist.He could even be considered a ...