Out with the kings …
Ah, July 4. Independence Day. The time of year we Americans celebrate our ever-dwindling freedoms. You know the ones: Freedom of speech, as long as it is in line with…
HP Revisited Stick to what you know …
Some things never cease to amaze me. Take as an example that a “children’s book” sold 5 million copies on Saturday alone. Amazing. Another example is that kids age 3…
Harry Potter: The literary Giant …
Some people seem to be under the impression that “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” is a mere book. They’re wrong. HP5, as many people are calling the…
Truth in numbers …
A conservative talk show host rips into a tree-hugger on live TV. Meanwhile, half a world away, innocent children are ripped into shreds by a bomb made in Littleton, Colo.,…
Shock and awe … for a cause …
Recently a rapper who goes by the name Paris unveiled new album. The record, entitled “Sonic Jihad,” shows a picture of a jet liner flying into the White House. On…
Spend your money wisely or you may not live to regret it
Last week the president signed a bill that will reduce taxes by $350 billion over 10 years. That signature triggered a process that will result in a check for $800…
I'm sorry, Mr. Powell, but less isn't more …
Michael Powell think’s he knows what’s best for you. The son of Secretery of State Colin Powell seems to have mastered a core Republican philosophy: We’re safer without safeguards. The…
Fighting chaos at all costs
As I put together Monday’s Union-Sun & Journal, it struck me what I was doing. If you’ll take a look at page A8 of that publication, you’ll notice a theme:…
When politics and truth colide
Political machines are figuring out which cogs they want to endorse for this November’s elections – specifically county-wide elections. Perusing some of the endorsements, I was surprised – or dismayed…
A little of this and a little of that ..'
I don’t usually like the hodge-podge columns. I normally like to pick a topic and stick with it. But this week, there’s a bunch of things that I want to…