ĢƵ

close

Columnists

First direct elections of U.S. senators were heated

ItĢƵ kind of too bad that Pennsylvanians did not elect a United States senator in 2014. That way we could have properly commemorated — celebrated seems too strong a word — the 100th anniversary of the direct election of senators.From the first Senate late in the 18th century until the ...

LetĢƵ quarantine politicians

I don’t have Ebola.I’m fairly certain you don’t either.But, because all of the 24-hour news channels have gone all out with their Ebola coverage, I’m afraid it’ll jump right off my TV and right down my throat.Am I wrong?So far, thereĢƵ been a grand total of one Ebola death in the ...

Shuster running on rare bipartisan record

Bill Shuster is going for the sweep. In his bid for re-election, the Hollidaysburg congressman is courting the votes of Republicans, Democrats and independents.A late-in-the-campaign mailer hails ShusterĢƵ bipartisan street creds, quoting a Politico story about ShusterĢƵ successful launch ...

Cigarettes could be hazardous to profits

I’m a heavy smoker.I’m also fully aware of the dangers of that particular addiction.According to the “SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING” on my current pack of MarlboroĢƵ, “Smoking By Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth, And Low Birth Weight.”I have a few concerns ...

A lesson about white privilege

If you’d like to start an argument, use the words “white privilege” in a sentence.Or thatĢƵ how it seemed last Wednesday night, when I saw a verbal donnybrook between two of the nationĢƵ television icons.Bill O’Reilly doesn’t believe thereĢƵ any real white privilege. Jon Stewart ...

State Senate campaign sinking to new depths

Neither Deberah Kula nor Pat Stefano can brag about their campaigns for state senator. On the contrary, they should be embarrassed, unless, of course, they have no idea what they’ve doing, which could very well be the case. If the future results in serious Harrisburg gridlock, we may look ...