Provincialism will be the death of us
A house divided against itself cannot stand. Lincoln knew it. Jesus knew it. It’s time for this area to figure it out. I got a press release last week from…
Warm weather plays tricks on my mind
Now that the weather seems to have switched to spring for good (ignoring the snow on the ground Monday morning), my mind has jumped forward to all the fun things…
Portman announcement braver than Clinton’s
Last week’s column on gay marriage — particularly on Hillary Clinton’s relatively late-to-the-party support of gay marriage — got a lot of feedback. Not only has there been a lot…
Do you really want Hillary Clinton defining marriage?
On Monday, former first lady, secretary of state and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton came out in support of gay marriage. The part of me that supports gay marriage thinks this…
Fortunately someone with some brains stepped in
I don’t know what it is that causes heroes to wait until the last possible minute to save the world, but it often seems to be the case. Superman. Batman.…
Only Dennis Rodman could go to N. Korea?
It seems like people are a bit upset with Dennis Rodman. The retired NBA player/reality TV show in the making became the first American to publicly meet with dictator Kim…
This week’s column — in wordle form
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Who gave these people the keys to the country?
I have a good friend who advised me some time ago that if you don’t know what to do, don’t do anything. Eventually what you’re supposed to do will show…
Hard to float without a life vest
Last month, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo suggested increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.75. Not to be outdone, in his State of the Union address,…