Sunday print newspapers were big and fat, and my job was to deliver them. When I buy a new suit, my left arm hangs longer than my right arm from carrying those papers. They were so big that it was often a challenge for my elderly customers to lug one of them from the front porch to the kitchen ...
It is alleged that a presidential debate occurred last week. The media and pollsters had a fun day or two declaring one person or the other “won” and parsing out-of-context statements and accusing one candidate or the other of “lying” or flip-flopping positions. None of this ...
In June, one of the most historic houses of worship in Washington County, the synagogue used by the Beth Israel Congregation, passed into history. The aging congregation with fewer members did not require a large facility. AMVETS (American Veterans) purchased the property to move its national ...
I want to congratulate Washington County Commissioners Nick Sherman and Electra Janis for their effective disenfranchisement of eligible voters. They have judiciously used taxpayer dollars to defend their decision to toss out the ballots of citizens who date the outer envelope of their ...
As a kid, I went to school full-time, but I also delivered newspapers, earned money for cutting grass, tips for delivering groceries, received cash for being an altar server for funeral masses and weddings, and earned money for cleaning up my aunt’s storeroom at her little bodega-type ...
On July 1 the Supreme Court released its bombshell opinion in Trump v. United States. No one expected the six-justice Republican majority to reconstruct the office of the presidency by expanding presidential immunity. The opinion is a major victory for enhanced presidential power at the ...
