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Defeat Trump, don’t impeach him

The growing demand from the Democratic party鈥檚 left wing that Donald Trump face impeachment is a bad idea, not because the president hasn鈥檛 earned a place in the hall of presidential infamy. It鈥檚 because it shortchanges democracy and clutters the path to Trump鈥檚 eventual eviction from ...

Two Main Street icons bright as ever

If you鈥檙e near downtown Uniontown today or Monday and and want to honor the fallen on Memorial Day weekend, drop by Five Corners, or the 鈥渢riangle,鈥 as they used to say.The reason I know the part of town intersected by West Main and East Fayette streets was once referred to as the ...

When the bully gets punched!

The world is a mighty dangerous place.You knew that.Did you know that thanks to our foolhardy president, there are alarms being set-off around the world?You knew that too?OK.Well, the misadventures of the Trump administration were on full view last week.CHINAThere鈥檚 been a Chinese ...

Maybe the Dems just don’t like us

Kermit, West Virginia, is a four-hour drive from here. It鈥檚 a community of less than 400 in Mingo County. In 2016, Mingo voted for Donald Trump by a nearly 80-point margin over Hillary Clinton. It is, as the saying goes, deep red.A week ago Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth ...

Case not closed, until the Pelosi lady sings

<em>"This investigation went on for two years. It's finally over鈥he special counsel's finding is clear: case closed. CASE CLOSED!"</em>-- Sen. Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, May 7th, 2019 鈥 Floor of the U.S. SenateMitch McConnell couldn鈥檛 have been more ...

Minds to change and votes to win

Blame it on jet aircraft, which allows candidates for president to cruise the skies without once looking down except maybe at the bright lights of cities.Or maybe it鈥檚 the televised nature of our politics that鈥檚 at fault; more exactly, television markets - the idea being that local ...