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The return of the Know Nothings

Last Sunday morning, Stephen Howard, pastor of the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church of Greenville, North Carolina, addressed his congregants on the matter of Donald TrumpëƵs divisive tweets and the presidentëƵs hate-inducing remarks at a political rally in the city the previous ...

Trump: Love it or leave it?

ëƵThose Tweets were NOT Racist. I donëƵt have a Racist bone in my body!ëƵThe President of the United States of AmericaëƵs tweet, July 16h, 2019He claims he doesnëƵt have a racist bone in his body.Then he must be boneless.That includes a missing backbone.President Donald ëƵFiletëƵ Trump, ...

Obsessing about Trump a no-no

LetëƵs hope this week 50 years from now, Americans will still be celebrating the first moon landing instead of mourning the death of democracy in a country that was once dedicated to tolerance, political comity, and the rule of law.Neil ArmstrongëƵs step onto the surface of the moon expanded ...

Paper down: an obit for the news

When I was a young reporter with the <em>New Castle News</em>, there was a reporter lurking about by the name of Robert Jackson.Bob Jackson was older and way more experienced, and he scooped up stories like Bill Mazeroski scooped up grounders. ëƵIf you want to know ...

The same town, different country

When he was in high public office in Washington, D.C., George C. Marshall - our boy ëƵFlicker,ëƵ UniontownëƵs own ëƵ used to hear from a childhood acquaintance by the name of Lida Niccols, who eventually married a Bavarian prince to become the Princess of Thurn and Taxis.As an adult, Lida ...

Trump: heëƵs not AmericaëƵs type

Donald Trump is very good at two things ëƵ 1.) taking credit and 2.) avoiding blame.HeëƵll take credit for stuff heëƵs had nothing to do with, and he avoids blame for the things heëƵs caused.There are hundreds of migrant children being warehoused in filthy, overcrowded detainment ...