Opinion & Essay
The government shutdown said much about how our government actually operates
The United States of America supposedly just experienced 16 days of government shutdown until it ended with a last-minute debt ceiling vo ...
13 years ago
High-priced talent gathers for court battle over Marimow firing
Strange days. I’m sitting in a city hall courtroom to witness the official gathering of combatants in the crossfire lawsuits ...
13 years ago
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As memory fades, the hardest questions are ‘who?’ ‘what?’ and ‘where?’
Not that long ago arthritis, cataracts, finances and grandchildren topped our worry lists. Today, spoken or unspoken, it’s this cre ...
13 years ago
The government shutdown was far from natural
If the power of the purse is to be the topic of the day, it is important to know where that purse comes from. Thomas Jefferson, in a lett ...
13 years ago
Review: The ‘Cock’ of two different walks
John is having the quandary of his young-adult life. He’s fallen in love unexpectedly with a divorced woman who also loves him and ...
13 years ago
Review: ‘The Devil’s Music’ is in the details
When we first see blues singer Bessie Smith descend the stairs of an after-hours joint in the show “The Devil’s Music,” ...
13 years ago
Obama’s embarrassing website, in perspective
It was eerie yesterday, watching President Obama play pitchman-in-chief for Obamacare. Yes, he said, the government website launch has be ...
13 years ago
It’s time to reignite the gun-control debate
This weekend, we celebrated my daughter’s birthday with a family trip to Hershey Park. We were on our way back when my wife ...
13 years ago
Mitch McConnell, civil war metaphor
On TV yesterday, Mitch McConnell fashioned a noose for his own neck when he ...
13 years ago