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. Patton’s future service in the war was ...
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free… …except when I’m a Republican running for president”Inscription on the Statue of Liberty. (I added the second part)In 1883, when Emma Lazarus penned her stirring poem that’s on the pedestal of the Statue ...
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 ...