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‘Red Wave’ meets a blue wall

Hardly anybody expected last Tuesday鈥檚 results.Democrats were ready to run for political cover. All of that talk about a 鈥淩ed Wave鈥 darkening their role in Congress appeared to be a foregone conclusion.Many Republicans were already chilling champagne for a joyous night of ...

It鈥檚 time to vote.It鈥檚 also time to claim there鈥檚 voter fraud everywhere.Lots of Republicans are ready to pounce on election officials from coast-to-coast.They鈥檒l see victory where it isn鈥檛 鈥 thanks to Donald Trump.According to FiveThirtyEight.com, of the nation鈥檚 552 Republican ...

Mike Tyson sure was right!

Now that I have your attention 鈥 this isn鈥檛 really about Mike Tyson.It鈥檚 about something he once said.He was training for an upcoming fight when, as the story goes, a reporter asked him about his opponent鈥檚 plan to beat him.Tyson responded, 鈥淓verybody has a plan until they get punched ...

The Halloweens of my youth

As I recall, Halloween used to last for weeks.I鈥檓 74 years old. My memories of Halloween are about 65 years old. So, once again, to me, Halloween used to last for weeks.At my age, embellishment-laced nostalgia is oh, so soothing.Up there on Coolspring Street, we used to gather platoons of ...

Foul mouths abound

Sadly, harsh language is becoming more and more commonplace.Intemperate outbursts can get you noticed. Apologies soon follow. That鈥檚 become the American way.Kanye West, that renowned rapper, who鈥檚 changed his name to just 鈥測e,鈥 knows how to generate headlines.Recently, a couple of ...

Herschel Walker: All-American, dunce

Herschel Walker was the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Georgia.(Note: He happened to break at least five school rushing records that had been held by Uniontown鈥檚 Kevin McLee.Walker was also an Olympic bobsledder 鈥 and a mixed martial artist.He could even be considered a ...