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Partners: John Murtha and G.H.W Bush

Longtime lawmaker John Murtha was an important foreign policy figure in Washington. The Johnstown congressman, who died 12 years ago at the age of 77, was a force to be reckoned with, even by presidents.A Democrat who at one time or another represented Fayette and portions of Washington County, ...

A time for misinformation and disinformation

The United States of America is not at war.Not now.Yet.Unless, of course, you count those ever-persistent political skirmishes.That never stops.There are no American troops on the ground in Ukraine.You wouldn’t know that if you only listened to some of the crowing thatĢƵ going on these ...

Listening in to state Rep. Dowling

Yours truly poked his ear into a “telephone town hall” the other evening featuring UniontownĢƵ representative in the Pennsylvania House, Matthew Dowling, a Republican.Dowling, who was in a serious vehicle accident in October 2021, sounded in fine voice. How he felt he didn’t say. Even ...

Tucker’s dilemma

Most Americans couldn’t care less what Vladimir Putin thinks about them.Not Tucker Carlson.HeĢƵ a TV star in Moscow.ThatĢƵ ‘cause heĢƵ considered to be AmericaĢƵ voice of reason over there.He was featured at least four times in one week on RussiaĢƵ TV screens, peddling his ...

Bernstein and the art of reporting

Carl Bernstein, the <em>Washington Post</em> reporter who, in investigating the Watergate scandal, helped to bring down a corrupt presidency, was a journalistic prodigy.He entered the profession with the old <em>Washington Star</em> while ...

Partisan politics at their worst

Human suffering is very difficult to watch.Yet, as long as it exists on my television – I somehow can’t turn it off or turn away.I feel obligated to root for the victims of bloodshed at the hands of a seeming madman as if I have a stake in the madness.I do not. Not directly.Even on the ...