It’s a lesson most of us learn the hard way on more than one occasion. Make your words soft and sweet because you never know when you’ll have to eat […]
Opinion
Lawmakers’ spats should not stymie people’s business
The people’s business stops where a lawmaker’s tiff starts? What the heck? We refer to Delegate Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer, deciding to invoke a rule that requires the actual legal language […]
More experiments put technology to a vote at the polls
What a difference a week makes at the polls. On Feb. 3, those who swear by smartphone apps got their comeuppance in reporting caucus results from Iowa. But on Tuesday, […]
Before fixing tomorrow, Democrats must fix today
Like all candidates, Democrats focus their campaigns on what they will do if elected. Progressives often accuse Joe Biden in particular of wanting to take America back to the Barack […]
Feb. 19 letters to the editor
Why not build steel wall to stop boulders? When I served in the armed forces in West Germany in 1981, I stayed in a World War II barracks. Its walls […]
DeVos doubles down on education reforms
I recently interviewed Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos who claimed the president’s proposed $4.8 trillion budget includes “a significant step toward returning flexibility to the states through a proposal to […]
He talks the talk and money talks
I was struck by a Mike Bloomberg tweet responding to President Donald Trump Thursday morning. Trump tweeted: “Mini Mike is a 5’4” mass of dead energy who does not want […]
Vote blue, no matter what or who?
Vote blue, no matter who. That’s the fall election mantra of Democrats desperate to cleanse the White House of its current occupant. But here’s the question some African Americans are […]
More deserving folks for medal than Limbaugh
Darth Vader, Rosanne Barr, Sammy Sosa and Lil Nas X. Flo from the Progressive Insurance commercials, RuPaul, Spider-Man and Pete the Cat. There it is: My list of people more […]
Spending spree: Interest on federal debt expected to soar in next decade
The Congressional Budget Office’s recent projection that soaring federal red ink will hit $31.4 trillion by 2030 is an issue deserving attention this election year. That figure will be 98% […]
