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Hold boys back to move them ahead

Every spring I read the stories in this newspaper about high school graduation classes; these stories trumpet the academic achievements of the very top students – the valedictorians and the salutatorians.The stories are interesting in at least two aspects. First off, I’m eager to see where ...

Attorneys, attorneys everywhere

I’m making an admission: I keep a close watch on all things Trump, but I’m forever confused about which legal case is in the news on any given day.There are just so many of them.Last week, it was reported that 40 subpoenas were issued in the criminal investigation involving the Jan. 6 ...

Doug Mastriano: religion and politics

A man is entitled to worship as he pleases. What Doug Mastriano does to get right with the Lord is his business. Individual religious preferences are sacrosanct. ItĢƵ in the Constitution.But itĢƵ fair to make a judgment when a man — in this case, Mastriano — drags those preferences into ...

Be careful what you ask for

When I moved from California to Wichita, Kan., in the late 1980s, I was frequently reminded that the move would give me “culture shock.”I tried to ignore folks when they insisted I'd have difficulty slowing down to the pace of native Wichitans.I felt I’d adapted fairly well. But the one ...

Maybe in 2023: ‘Back-to-the-future’

As regular season play nears its end, itĢƵ time to look forward. As they used to say in Brooklyn, “We can’t wait till next year.” (Actually, they said, about their beloved Dodgers, “Wait till next year,” in recognition of the fact that “dem Bums” had once failed to achieve what ...

Coal labor conflict was once common

On this Labor Day 2022, let us remember ...By the time Ethelbert Stewart arrived on Capitol Hill to talk to lawmakers, he was a practiced hand in the struggles between management and labor.In 1922, Stewart was in his 33rd year as chief statistician for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.“I ...