Some people who know me, mistakenly believe that I that I feel it’s the end of the world, the moment the Pittsburgh Pirates get eliminated from the play-offs.Nope!My official day of mourning follows the final pitch of the World Series.So, long after Andrew McCutchen clears out his PNC Park ...
One of John Kennedy’s great virtues as a politician was his refusal to say and do things that he deemed inauthentic. Once, while campaigning for president, he listened as some other candidates extolled their humble roots. The son of one of America’s richest men began his own remarks with a ...
Donald Trump is right.At least about one thing.It’s been a long journey, getting to a point where I could actually agree with something he says.I thought I had a better chance of winning the Power Ball; buying a horse with the winnings, and having it win the Triple Crown, before I’d ever ...
If democratic politics is the means by which individuals are empowered to govern, then we are in a very bad way, especially when it comes to the state senate.This time last year there was the sorry spectacle of the Pat Stefano-Deberah Kula race, in which the chief issues seemed to be whether or ...
“There is such a difference between everything you’re hearing here on this stage and what we hear from the Republicans.”Hillary Clinton, at last week’s Democratic Presidential debateWhile Hillary Clinton wiped the floor with her fellow Democratic presidential candidates at last ...
If I were a member of the umpire’s union, I’d be lobbying hard for a rule barring the facsimile strike zone that is now a part of every televised baseball game from ever being shown again.It demonstrates just how challenged major league umpires are in getting ball-and-strike calls right.As ...