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Cheap books had priceless words of wisdom

Fifty-four years ago this month I bought my first books. Stop the presses!Seriously, they were among the best purchases I ever made.It鈥檚 a bummer the same opportunity no longer exists.I鈥檒l explain.I don鈥檛 remember the moment I plunked down my money at a school book fair for the books. I ...

Trump draws comparisons to Hitler

Heil Trump!Beware of kittens!I have it on good information that kittens are trying to take over the world.If I run for president (I鈥檓 still not completely sure I won鈥檛), invading kittens will be the foundation of my campaign.I鈥檝e learned from Donald Trump that if he loudly repeats an ...

Obama should have been tougher on ISIS in speech

President Obama got the policy right, but the politics of last Sunday鈥檚 speech from the Oval Office was all wrong.Instead of rallying the nation to feelings of security, the president delivered a lecture on the importance of tolerance. Granted, tolerance is important but it doesn鈥檛 eclipse, ...

Carson, Trump using same tactics

鈥淎ll you have to do is go to an article on the internet, and go to the comments section 鈥 and you don鈥檛 get five comments down before people start calling each other names 鈥 and acting like idiots.鈥滵r. Ben Carson on ABC鈥檚 This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Nov. 29.Ben Carson ...

New book highlights Marshall’s sterling character

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鈥檚 future service in the war was ...

Republicans starting to show true colors

鈥淕ive me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free鈥 鈥xcept when I鈥檓 a Republican running for president鈥滻nscription on the Statue of Liberty. (I added the second part)In 1883, when Emma Lazarus penned her stirring poem that鈥檚 on the pedestal of the Statue ...