Letters to Editor

  J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist, and history buff.  He wrote this essay for InsideSources.com.  It was published on Monday, August 19, 2024, the morning of the Democratic National Convention. Democrats may have just sounded the death knell for National political conventions. When Vice President Kamala

Elwood Watson is a Professor of History, Black Studies, and Gender and Sexuality Studies at East Tennessee State University. He is also an Author and Public Speaker. Predictably, many Republicans melted into volcanic spasms and hissy fits, after President Joe Biden delivered his speech in Philadelphia, PA, [Thursday, September 1,

Tom Purcell, creator of the infotainment site ThurbersTail.com, is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist. Email him at Tom@TomPurcell.com. “No problem.” That is how I used to reply to people who thanked me, for holding the door open for them or for offering some other small gesture. I don’t know where

Christine Flowers is an Attorney and a Columnist for the Delaware County Daily Times, and can be reached at cflowers1961@gmail.com. I expected the Irish schadendfruede. Although I generally identify as Italian (primarily, because of the food, family, and temper); my father had red hair, freckles, and some relatives in County

Columnist Greg Sargent wrote this editorial/interview on Monday, September 12, 2022. In mid-March, [2022,] less than a month after Russia invaded Ukraine, Political Scientist Francis Fukuyama offered a striking prediction: Ukraine will win. Six months later, Ukraine is on the offensive and is recapturing key territory, amid signs of weakening

I am honored to be Whiteside County’s Democratic Nominee for the Office of Whiteside County Sheriff. I want to extend my heartfelt thank you to the voters who supported me in this Primary race. I am grateful to receive the nomination of the Democratic Party, along with the support of

Christine Flowers is an Attorney and a Columnist for the Delaware County Daily Times.  She can be reached at cflowers1961@gmail.com. When my sister texted to tell me that Sidney Poitier had passed away[, on Thursday, January 6, 2022],  I started crying. All I could do was conjure up the black

This essay was written by Arthur C. Donart, Ph. D. President Joseph Biden is right, and the Roman Catholic Bishops are wrong. A number of influential Roman Catholic Bishops–with very conservative views–set in motion a scheme, to use their organization, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, to prepare a document. 

Tom Purcell is an author and humor columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  Email him at Tom@TomPurcell.com. [Do you] need to learn how to unclog a shower drain, jump-start a car, shave your face without bleeding to death, or successfully address dozens of other practical, adult, daily activities?  “Rob Kenney offers

This essay was written by Arthur C. Donart, Ph. D. The recent violence in the Middle East was a “George Floyd” event that settles nothing.  First a group of White Supremacists march through a Black neighborhood shouting, “Kill all niggers.”  Sorry for the mix up!  It was a group of

Editor’s note:  On Saturday, March 6, 2021, the Senate passed its version of the American Rescue Plan Act, 50-49. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos joined MSNBC Live with Kendis Gibson and Lindsey Reiser to discuss the American Rescue Plan Act.  The big and bold package passed the House of Representatives on Saturday,