This essay was written by Michael Reagan. Dear Mr. President: I have some more friendly but important advice for you. It’s not about your itchy Twitter finger or your golf game. I’ll take the great Ernie Els’ word for it, that you don’t need any golf tips from me. After
In his autobiographical book, Born A Crime, Trevor Noah cleverly points out the asinine aspects of apartheid and racism. It is a real eye-opener. The reader has to ask the question, “Why was this so crazy?” Yes, there is an explanation. The history is there. But behind the history is
A U. S. Senator from California is claimed to have said, “The first casualty when war comes is truth.” No, it wasn’t Senator Dianne Feinstein; it is attributed to Hiram W. Johnson in 1917. This was upon the U. S. entry into World War I. Before World War I, the
This editorial was written by Michael Reagan. Ratholes. Both parties in Washington can’t stop going down their favorite rathole. And the rest of us poor civilians from coast-to-coast and in-between have to watch–and suffer. The entire Country has been poisoned by the constant “I hate you more than you hate
Damn those Russians! Don’t they understand that messing in other countries’ elections is our intellectual property! Don’t they appreciate that we supported and funded Boris N. Yeltsin, their first President, after the breakup of the old Soviet Union in 1991? What makes them think they can mess around and support
Are you tired of the hassle with co-pays and deductibles? Are you sick with “in network provider” or “out of network provider?” Do you have to keep taking painkillers, while waiting for your insurance company to approve the surgery your doctor says you need? Ever wonder why people in other
It was a warm, sunny, Florida day on a Saturday morning, [February 25, 2017,] in downtown St. Pete. Nevertheless, several hundred people chose to meet with their Congressman, Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg), in front of his office. Unlike his Republican counterparts, Charlie walked among the crowd, chatting with the people,
Christine Flowers is an attorney and a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News. Halima hid under the bed and tried not to watch as the soldiers slit her brother’s throat. It was 1999 in Sierra Leone, and the Country was in the middle of a bloody civil war. Halima waited
Many of my good friends voted for Donald J. Trump. They really did not like Hillary Clinton and saw her as the Establishment candidate, the “Sage Canaday” [mountain-ultra-trail runner] of the rich and powerful, who have exploited them. The fact that the GOP Establishment didn’t like Trump made him and
Editor’s note: John L. Micek is the Opinion Editor and Political Columnist for PennLive/The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, PA. So, this is the funhouse mirror of a White House that the American public will be treated to, for the next four years. The day after brand, spanking new Trump administration spokesman
Editor’s note: Rick Jensen is Delaware’s award-winning conservative talk show host on WDE. Take a breath, America. People are only freaking out, because our new President is a Republican. Today, most Americans agree Ronald Reagan was one of our greatest, most effective Presidents. Back in the 1980’s, the press ran
By all accounts there were approximately 500,000 people, mostly women–but about 20% men–at the Women’s March on Washington, on Saturday, January 21, 2017. The National Park Service no longer gives estimates, but one can get a fair idea by the number of bus parking permits for RFK Stadium, given out
This column was written by Danny Tyree. If your New Year’s resolutions crash and burn, don’t despair. According to an article in Forbes magazine, only eight percent of people achieve their New Year’s goals of losing weight, de-cluttering the house, learning a new language, or whatever. Coincidentally, Green Party candidate
The following article is by columnist Peter Funt. Before year’s end, let’s have one sort of Kumbaya moment, as we turn the page on words and expressions that have sort of worn out their welcomes in 2016. We can start with Kumbaya, the 1920’s folk song kept alive by Pete
In ancient times virginity was prized because virgins were sure to be free of sexually transmitted diseases. In Jesus’s time, girls were married at around age 13. Girls received what little education they got from their mothers. They were expected to bear children, care for children, do household chores and