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Queen Elizabeth II showed monarchy’s surprising resilience

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the praise pouring in from almost all quarters for her 70 years of service make a powerful case, even for small-r republican and small-d democratic Americans, for the institution of constitutional monarchy. There is much to be said for having a head of ...

Pandemic aftermath still critical

Parents, grandparents and America as a whole understood early on that this nationĢƵ children – especially teenagers – would not emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic without potentially long-term negative impacts.But many parents, grandparents and America as a whole did not comprehend how ...

Did you know Superman is black?

BREAKING NEWS!After extensive forensic investigations, officials at Ancestry.com have determined that Superman, aka “The Man of Steel,” is an African American.According to Ancestry, the man whoĢƵ “faster than a speeding bullet” and who “can leap tall buildings in a single bound,” ...

Don’t blame the immigrants; it’s our laws that are criminal

America needs more immigrants, but we seem determined to shoot ourselves in the foot. Before addressing that self-sabotage, permit a small digression.In the 1980s, Venezuela was the wealthiest country in Latin America. Sitting on about 18% of the worldĢƵ proven oil reserves, Venezuelans ...

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 ...

Book banning harms our communities

Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence, invented bifocals, the lightning rod, the glass harmonica and the Franklin stove, and more than earned his spot as one of the most renowned and revered Pennsylvanians.FranklinĢƵ wide-ranging interests and thirst for knowledge were the ...