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Clock ticking on ways to fix election system

<em>Syndicated columnist Diane Dimond is on sabbatical. This column was published in 2021.</em>This column is not about relitigating the 2020 election. President Joe Biden is the duly certified U.S. president. Period. Now, let's talk about the mess in which we find ...

The Halloweens of my youth

As I recall, Halloween used to last for weeks.I’m 74 years old. My memories of Halloween are about 65 years old. So, once again, to me, Halloween used to last for weeks.At my age, embellishment-laced nostalgia is oh, so soothing.Up there on Coolspring Street, we used to gather platoons of ...

The Russian fatherhood is losing the fathers

As Russian forces continue their retreat on the battlefield in Ukraine, Moscow has turned to attacking stationary civilian targets that don’t shoot back. ItĢƵ pathetic. And RussiaĢƵ failure to intimidate Ukraine through wanton destruction can be seen in the flow of the two ...

Missing the fun and the big crowds

Once upon a time, politics was a panoply of color, crowds, and, on occasion, good humor.Not today. TodayĢƵ politics is a grim, self-isolating business.The men and women running for high public office in the here and now are veiled by social media and TV ads from the eyeball-scrutiny of ...

Everyone needs to care about the ‘care economy’

If you’ve driven past a child care facility in recent weeks, itĢƵ likely you’ve seen “Help Wanted” signs outside.And itĢƵ likely the same if you travel past a nursing home.ThereĢƵ a lot dividing Americans, but everyone should be able to agree that young children need quality care ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> The Sheepskin Trail in Fayette County continues to expand, with the newest part opened earlier this month. The 1.4-mile stretch runs from Point Marion to Springhill TownshipĢƵ Nilan community, and expands the Sheepskin to 34 miles. There is ...