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So long, Dilbert

Scott Adams made his fortune with his wit and artisanship.HeĢƵ losing that fortune with his mouth.He’d built that fortune on the shoulders of his highly popular comic strip – Dilbert.Adams has slowly been chipping away at the goodwill Dilbert helped him build with the public (2,000 ...

We ask presidents to do too much

In September 1935, an explosion of nine tons of dynamite devastated no fewer than a thousand homes in West Lebanon, a small community north of here in Indiana County.The accidental detonation at a stone quarry on the outskirts of town rendered the homes unfit for occupancy. Authorities ordered ...

Alleviating teacher shortage should be a priority

Along with being first lady, Jill Biden is also a teacher, and she once observed, “Teaching is not a job. ItĢƵ a lifestyle. It permeates your whole life.”And it seems to be a lifestyle fewer and fewer young people are willing to adopt.The United States is in the midst of a teacher ...

OP-ED: Fetterman’s request for help should be admired

Over the last several days this story has been on my radar, and I have chosen not to comment or say much publicly, but I think now may be the time to end my silence. The story: “Fetterman Checks In to Hospital for Treatment of Clinical Depression.”Let me start by dispelling the rumors that ...

OP-ED: Rewriting classic books is a very bad idea

First, they came for Roald Dahl.Anyone who thought the politically correct rewriting would stop at the irreverent author of such childrenĢƵ classics as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox” was, of course, sadly mistaken.The news that hundreds of changes have ...