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Why not Jerry West for the Senate?

In olden days, when college football was confined to four New YearĢƵ Day bowl games and the NCAA Final Four was played far from the glare of national TV (hard to believe, right?), two presidential wannabes roamed the Mountain State in search of votes ... and Jerry West.Jerry West, basketball ...

A tale of two Joes

“It was the best of times.” – (Joe Biden) “It was the worst of times.” – (Joe Manchin)“It was the age of wisdom.” – (Biden) “It was the age of foolishness.” - (Kyrsten Sinema).“It was the season of Light.” (Democrats) “It was the season of Darkness.” ...

The battle for Joe Manchin’s vote

Joe Manchin may be enjoying the limelight as the chief Democratic holdout on the Biden administrationĢƵ trillion-dollar-plus Build Back Better legislation. ItĢƵ been variously reported that Manchin, the linchpin vote in a 50-50 Senate, loves the attention heĢƵ getting, even as he barks at ...

The untimely passing of Rich Trumka

Of all the deaths that took place in 2021 perhaps none was more unexpected and consequential than Richard TrumkaĢƵ, the Greene County native and president of organized laborĢƵ the AFL-CIO.Trumka was 72 when he suffered a fatal heart attack in August on an outing with his family. A cousin, ...

Rand Paul on a rampage

The new year is but a few hours old, and fortunately, none of Donald TrumpĢƵ minions have stormed the U.S. Capitol.So far, so good.I can’t assure you there won’t be “Insurrection 2022.”Those folks are still convinced Joe Biden thrust himself into the Oval Office by less than legal ...

To save the country, tell the truth

As far as I can tell, the number of Republicans against democracy serving in the Pennsylvania General Assembly remains the same as a year ago.You will recall that a month prior to the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, 64 House and Senate Republicans wrote their infamous letter requesting that the ...