As a member of the East Washington Borough Council, I get to hear the concerns of residents. In the last few months, a group of residents who live on Lemoyne Avenue have been asking the council to change the zoning on that street from R2 to R1. R means only residential properties are ...
The well-to-do people had wrought iron, wicker, or wooden Adirondack chairs. We had wool Army blankets. These itchy blankets were a big part of my youth. There were plenty of them around after World War II. Army surplus stores sold them for the rock-bottom price of about $5. Hardly used ...
When I decided to write about the two recent national political conventions, my first thoughts turned to 1968 and Norman Mailer. In the summer of 1968, Mailer, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes and author of numerous best sellers, attended and reported on both conventions. The Republicans ...
In order to answer whether Americans like living in misery, look no further than the 2022 election. What was supposed to be a “red wave” turned out to be more like a “red mist” for Republicans. At that time, the country was experiencing the worst inflation in years from 1.4% in ...
The most important decision a presidential candidate must make is choosing a running mate. For Kamala Harris, the choice came down to two popular governors: Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, and Minnesota’s Tim Walz. Shapiro is relatively young and known as a politician who gets things done, ...
Many voters are uninformed about the history and meaning of the political system that is fundamental to our constitutional republic and now under attack— liberal democracy. Our form of government confers rights to the individual, is egalitarian and universal. This commentary will ...
