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Local politics: Too nasty or too nice?

From time to time you hear people say that things were better back in the day; folks were more caring, more polite, they were kinder and gentler.Recently, I sat across a dinner table from a prominent local politician — we were attending the same banquet — when he brought up the subject of ...

Donald and Boris

<em>“I like Boris Johnson. I always have. HeĢƵ a different kind of a guy, but they say I’m a different kind of guy too.”</em>President Trump, speaking to reporters on July 19th, 2019**Some folks are considering Donald Trump and EnglandĢƵ new head of state, ...

The return of the Know Nothings

Last Sunday morning, Stephen Howard, pastor of the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church of Greenville, North Carolina, addressed his congregants on the matter of Donald TrumpĢƵ divisive tweets and the presidentĢƵ hate-inducing remarks at a political rally in the city the previous ...

Trump: Love it or leave it?

“Those Tweets were NOT Racist. I don’t have a Racist bone in my body!”The President of the United States of AmericaĢƵ tweet, July 16h, 2019He claims he doesn’t have a racist bone in his body.Then he must be boneless.That includes a missing backbone.President Donald “Filet” Trump, ...

Obsessing about Trump a no-no

LetĢƵ hope this week 50 years from now, Americans will still be celebrating the first moon landing instead of mourning the death of democracy in a country that was once dedicated to tolerance, political comity, and the rule of law.Neil ArmstrongĢƵ step onto the surface of the moon expanded ...

Paper down: an obit for the news

When I was a young reporter with the <em>New Castle News</em>, there was a reporter lurking about by the name of Robert Jackson.Bob Jackson was older and way more experienced, and he scooped up stories like Bill Mazeroski scooped up grounders. “If you want to know ...