Politics
July 4, 2024
IN THE FALL OF 1774, 56 men from 12 of the 13 American colonies met in Philadelphia in the First Continental Congress. It included John Adams and his cousin Samuel, Patrick Henry, John Jay and George ...
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‘Idiotic’ comments
July 4, 2024
To the Editor: Here it is, a day after Independence Day, and in a few months, Grampa Joe and Donnie, a man with 34 felonies, are running for the highest office in the land. I am afraid if Donnie is el...
The last firewall
Politics
July 4, 2024
“Save the House!” That’s the rallying cry Democrats are increasingly likely to embrace as they confront the fallout from Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Here’s the reality: Biden shows no s...
Dems must nominate a new candidate
Politics
July 4, 2024
Toward the end of last week’s Biden vs. Trump debate on CNN, I got up from the TV and posted this message on Facebook: “It’s a catastrophe. The Democratic Party has to do something. Biden is coming ac...
Politics
July 4, 2024
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom offered a forceful defense of embattled President Joe Biden on Thursday, telling Democrats in Michigan that the 81-year-old president has the rec...
Biden’s big bluff
Politics
July 2, 2024
Until a week ago, President Joe Biden seemingly had the age issue under control. Yes, he had senior moments, some of which were quite severe, such as the episode at the White House Juneteenth concert ...
Politics
July 2, 2024
To the Editor: Trump is like an aging comedian whose jokes were once funny and now have gone stale. “Build the wall! Mexico will pay for it!” Alas, he didn’t build it and they didn’t pay. “Lock her up...
An unsurprisingly uninspiring debate
Politics
July 1, 2024
“Idid not have sex with a porn star.” Donald Trump’s statement in response to an arguably ad hominem attack from Joe Biden during their June 27 debate must have given more than a few of us flashbacks ...
Politics
July 1, 2024
HUNDREDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS from around the region traveled to Ringgold High School Saturday to attend the public funeral service for beloved Donora Fire Co. President Rhys Juwan Taylor. At the young...
Stop the Ukrainian meat grinder?
Politics
July 1, 2024
Nearly 11 months ago, in August 2023, the New York Times reported that U.S. officials had estimated that some 500,000 Russians and Ukrainians had been killed, wounded, or missing in the then 18-month ...
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By By THOMAS BEAUMONTAND COLLEEN LONG Associated Press 
June 30, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden was out of sight at Camp David Sunday spending time with family, prominent Democrats rallied with a public show of unwavering support for his campaign follo...
Modern ideas should count more than age
Politics
June 30, 2024
Inflation may be the overriding issue in the presidential campaign, but age is a close second. No matter their partisan affiliation or political preferences, voters express concerns about the age of t...