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Rain, rain, rain records

“Sunshine, blue skies – please go away. My girl has found another and gone away.”I first heard those words in 1967, when those Motown legends – The Temptations – convinced a record-buying public that they “Wish(ed) it would rain.”To understand The Temptations' dilemma, you had to ...

Did you know Superman is black?

BREAKING NEWS!After extensive forensic investigations, officials at Ancestry.com have determined that Superman, aka “The Man of Steel,” is an African American.According to Ancestry, the man whoĢƵ “faster than a speeding bullet” and who “can leap tall buildings in a single bound,” ...

Attorneys, attorneys everywhere

I’m making an admission: I keep a close watch on all things Trump, but I’m forever confused about which legal case is in the news on any given day.There are just so many of them.Last week, it was reported that 40 subpoenas were issued in the criminal investigation involving the Jan. 6 ...

Be careful what you ask for

When I moved from California to Wichita, Kan., in the late 1980s, I was frequently reminded that the move would give me “culture shock.”I tried to ignore folks when they insisted I'd have difficulty slowing down to the pace of native Wichitans.I felt I’d adapted fairly well. But the one ...

Agree to nothing

Thanks to a brand-new law – the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 – technology companies all over the United States may get a boost in the production of computer chips that’ll advance this country's technology for decades.Who could ever be against that?Republicans!When Democrats were busily ...

Our wonderful school days

ItĢƵ that time of the year.Schools all over the country are reopening.ItĢƵ been 60 years since I first walked through the doors at Park Elementary School, up there on Connellsville Street, to begin my educational journey.I still miss those days.To me, aside from Christmases and my ...