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New book highlights Marshall’s sterling character

When Gen. George Patton slapped a battle-scared infantryman in the face, scolding him for cowardice in World War II, he engendered howls of protest from the home folks and a reprimand from his boss, Gen. Eisenhower.Following a second indiscretion, Gen. PattonëƵs future service in the war was ...

Republicans starting to show true colors

ëƵGive me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe freeëƵ ëƵexcept when IëƵm a Republican running for presidentëƵInscription on the Statue of Liberty. (I added the second part)In 1883, when Emma Lazarus penned her stirring poem thatëƵs on the pedestal of the Statue ...

Public should get answers to fatal police chases

Something is terribly wrong, or is it just a spate of tragic misfortune?Three fatal civilian crashes involving high-speed state police car chases in a month in Fayette County. Maybe state officials should launch an investigation.Here are some questions they may want to ask: What was so urgent ...

Win the Presidency. Lose Your Soul

The only thing that stemmed the mediaëƵs increasing scrutiny of Dr. Ben CarsonëƵs biography, temporarily at least, was the fourth Republican presidential debate.Carson had been so incensed about every perceived crack in his life story, that heëƵd started to double down on his stories about ...

If you canëƵt stand the heatëƵ

Have you noticed that every one of these candidates say, 'Obama's weak. Putin's kicking sand in his face. When I talk to Putin, he's going to straighten out.ëƵ Then it turns out they can't handle a bunch of CNBC moderators at the debate.ëƵPresident Obama at a New York fundraiser last Monday ...

Fayette County should look at home-rule option

I paraphrase: county government is the worst form of government except for ...Oops, IëƵm at a loss. I have no zinger to add, like ... ëƵexcept for all the othersëƵ or ëƵexcept for a dictatorship of the proletariat.ëƵNo, quite truthfully, PennsylvaniaëƵs traditional and historical form of ...