缅北禁地

close

Columnists

Cigarettes could be hazardous to profits

I鈥檓 a heavy smoker.I鈥檓 also fully aware of the dangers of that particular addiction.According to the 鈥淪URGEON GENERAL鈥橲 WARNING鈥 on my current pack of Marlboro鈥檚, 鈥淪moking By Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth, And Low Birth Weight.鈥滻 have a few concerns ...

A lesson about white privilege

If you鈥檇 like to start an argument, use the words 鈥渨hite privilege鈥 in a sentence.Or that鈥檚 how it seemed last Wednesday night, when I saw a verbal donnybrook between two of the nation鈥檚 television icons.Bill O鈥橰eilly doesn鈥檛 believe there鈥檚 any real white privilege. Jon Stewart ...

State Senate campaign sinking to new depths

Neither Deberah Kula nor Pat Stefano can brag about their campaigns for state senator. On the contrary, they should be embarrassed, unless, of course, they have no idea what they鈥檝e doing, which could very well be the case. If the future results in serious Harrisburg gridlock, we may look ...

Fearing ghouls, goblins and Ebola

It鈥檚 that time of the year again.Halloween is on its way, and we all know that鈥檚 when ghouls and goblins walk the earth.I鈥檓 ready. I鈥檝e built a nice, comfortable ghost-free zone under my bed.I鈥檓 not prepared, though, for shielding myself from a brand new threat that can easily attack ...

Beware of politicans during campaign seasons

Our small group of do-gooders received a half-million dollars from the state, which of course raised eyebrows. One particular politician was especially excited by the prospect of nabbing frauds, unraveling a web of deceit and law-breaking. The media, too.It was the early nineties. The ...

‘Saturday Night Live’ losing steam

These are dangerous times.There are fears that the deadly Ebola virus could spread worldwide. There鈥檚 ISIS, which, so far, has been contained to carrying out its brutality in most places of which we鈥檝e never heard. Although, Lindsey Graham, that bombastic Republican Senator from South ...