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Rally ’round the flag, boys and girls

On this Fourth of July week, my pick for Hero of the Republic is the indefatigable Rose Brady and the women of the Connellsville Canteen. Their service during World War II remains a shining example of patriotism, perseverance and good old-fashioned pluck.Working out of an abandoned foundry ...

Summertime and the living is …

ItĢƵ summer! You knew that (I hope).Summer has always been my favorite part of the year.Why? Because itĢƵ not winter.Teachers, school books, and overcoats were off the agenda in summer. They were replaced by bikes and skinned knees and overheated, dawn-to-dusk pursuits of adventure.(Heck! ...

The summer wind comes blowing in

Ah, summer. Long time arriving, you’re over all too quickly.Summer, in brief, is ritual, which suits me just fine, since I’m a creature of habit anyway. (Proof: I’ve eaten the same breakfast for years now. I watch three or four episodes of Seinfeld nearly every day. I sit in the same ...

News almost too crazy to believe

This has been a jaw-dropping week, and that does not even include the federal indictment of a former president of the United States that occurred in Miami on Tuesday.For example, there was the startling news coming out of the Southern Baptist Convention, whereby the nationĢƵ largest ...

TrumpĢƵ finger-pointing problem

Hardly anything about Donald Trump surprises me anymore.Hardly anything.For his upcoming federal trial, I’m surprised he’ll be tried as an adult.The one-term, twice impeached, twice arrested, twice-indicted ex-president isn’t taking his lumps like a fully grown man.Hours after special ...

Battling those supposed transgender demons

Folks on the right are spending lots of their time (and our patience) battling the unseen demons of transgender men and women.Republicans are rallying around a call to “protect our kids” from learning there are people out there who aren’t exactly like them.ThatĢƵ a call thatĢƵ ...