It鈥檚 that time of the year again.Halloween is on its way, and we all know that鈥檚 when ghouls and goblins walk the earth.I鈥檓 ready. I鈥檝e built a nice, comfortable ghost-free zone under my bed.I鈥檓 not prepared, though, for shielding myself from a brand new threat that can easily attack ...
Our small group of do-gooders received a half-million dollars from the state, which of course raised eyebrows. One particular politician was especially excited by the prospect of nabbing frauds, unraveling a web of deceit and law-breaking. The media, too.It was the early nineties. The ...
These are dangerous times.There are fears that the deadly Ebola virus could spread worldwide. There鈥檚 ISIS, which, so far, has been contained to carrying out its brutality in most places of which we鈥檝e never heard. Although, Lindsey Graham, that bombastic Republican Senator from South ...
Just kidding.Now that I have your attention, it鈥檚 worth noting that the only people who seem to be claiming Obamacare isn鈥檛 working are Republicans.They hate to be wrong.They are.Case in point 鈥� Donald Trump.鈥淥bamacare is not working and has missed all targets,鈥� says Trump, who has as ...
Election Day takes place Nov. 4.The incumbent congressman, Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, running for re-election, will win. In a walk. He faces only nominal opposition.(Quick, name the Democrat who鈥檚 鈥渃hallenging鈥� him.)As best as I can make out, and barring a political upheaval on the ...
My father never laid a hand on me.The stiffest punishment he ever gave me came in the form of a frequent threat: 鈥淎llen, I鈥檒l skin you alive,鈥� he鈥檇 say, after my youthful exuberance would overwhelm my ability to walk the straight and narrow.It worked.The mere thought that my father ...