It鈥檚 kind of too bad that Pennsylvanians did not elect a United States senator in 2014. That way we could have properly commemorated 鈥� celebrated seems too strong a word 鈥� the 100th anniversary of the direct election of senators.From the first Senate late in the 18th century until the ...
I don鈥檛 have Ebola.I鈥檓 fairly certain you don鈥檛 either.But, because all of the 24-hour news channels have gone all out with their Ebola coverage, I鈥檓 afraid it鈥檒l jump right off my TV and right down my throat.Am I wrong?So far, there鈥檚 been a grand total of one Ebola death in the ...
Bill Shuster is going for the sweep. In his bid for re-election, the Hollidaysburg congressman is courting the votes of Republicans, Democrats and independents.A late-in-the-campaign mailer hails Shuster鈥檚 bipartisan street creds, quoting a Politico story about Shuster鈥檚 successful launch ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...