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GOP fighting another losing battle

“This Iranian nuclear deal is catastrophic. It is the single greatest security threat facing America. And if this deal goes through, we know to an absolute certainty – PEOPLE WILL DIE”Ted Cruz at a Capitol Hill rally against the Iran Nuclear deal on Sept. 9th.We’re All Gonna DieFighting ...

This is what’s wrong with America

Just about all you need to know about the country in the year 2015 can be boiled down to this: Alek Skarlatos and his presence on this seasonĢƵ “Dancing With The Stars’’ television show.Skarlatos is one of three young Americans who subdued a terrorist on a French train in late August, ...

We need to develop Route 51

Those rooting for more jobs and more development in Fayette County might well root for the same in southern Allegheny County.Specifically, they should hope that the Route 51 corridor catches up with regions north, east, and west of Pittsburgh. Development in those locales have helped ...

He’s biting the brand that feeds him

ThereĢƵ hardly a day that passes when “The Donald” doesn’t get into a spat with somebody.Last Tuesday, for instance, he managed to try to pick verbal fights with more than a half dozen people.He tweets a lot.He tweets insults a lot.He managed to “accuse” his Republican presidential ...

Sinatra still swings like no other singer

This year marks Frank SinatraĢƵ centennial. Sinatra, born and raised in Hoboken, N.J., before, during and just after World War I, would have turned 100 this December.On stages just across the river from Hoboken, in New York City, he first wowed girls screaming his name and fainting with ...

Trump sure to lose Hispanic vote

"It doesn’t matter what we say about education, jobs or the economy; if Hispanics think that we do not want them here, they will close their ears to our policies."The RepublicanĢƵ Growth and Opportunity Project of December, 2012Donald Trump: They Have To Go!I have no doubt, that far from ...