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GOP candidates stoking fears

Twenty Americans were injured and six died because of gun violence last Tuesday.That night in Las Vegas, 13 Republican presidential candidates appeared in debates, reaffirming their claims that radical jihadists are hiding under our beds.There wasn’t a word devoted to the lives lost of 12,662 ...

Cheap books had priceless words of wisdom

Fifty-four years ago this month I bought my first books. Stop the presses!Seriously, they were among the best purchases I ever made.ItĢƵ a bummer the same opportunity no longer exists.I’ll explain.I don’t remember the moment I plunked down my money at a school book fair for the books. I ...

Trump draws comparisons to Hitler

Heil Trump!Beware of kittens!I have it on good information that kittens are trying to take over the world.If I run for president (I’m still not completely sure I won’t), invading kittens will be the foundation of my campaign.I’ve learned from Donald Trump that if he loudly repeats an ...

Obama should have been tougher on ISIS in speech

President Obama got the policy right, but the politics of last SundayĢƵ speech from the Oval Office was all wrong.Instead of rallying the nation to feelings of security, the president delivered a lecture on the importance of tolerance. Granted, tolerance is important but it doesn’t eclipse, ...

Carson, Trump using same tactics

“All you have to do is go to an article on the internet, and go to the comments section – and you don’t get five comments down before people start calling each other names – and acting like idiots.”Dr. Ben Carson on ABCĢƵ This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Nov. 29.Ben Carson ...

New book highlights Marshall’s sterling character

When Gen. George Patton slapped a battle-scared infantryman in the face, scolding him for cowardice in World War II, he engendered howls of protest from the home folks and a reprimand from his boss, Gen. Eisenhower.Following a second indiscretion, Gen. PattonĢƵ future service in the war was ...