I don’t have Ebola.I’m fairly certain you don’t either.But, because all of the 24-hour news channels have gone all out with their Ebola coverage, I’m afraid it’ll jump right off my TV and right down my throat.Am I wrong?So far, there’s 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’s bipartisan street creds, quoting a Politico story about Shuster’s successful launch ...
I’m a heavy smoker.I’m also fully aware of the dangers of that particular addiction.According to the “SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING” on my current pack of Marlboro’s, “Smoking By Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth, And Low Birth Weight.”I have a few concerns ...
If you’d like to start an argument, use the words “white privilege” in a sentence.Or that’s how it seemed last Wednesday night, when I saw a verbal donnybrook between two of the nation’s television icons.Bill O’Reilly doesn’t believe there’s 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’ve doing, which could very well be the case. If the future results in serious Harrisburg gridlock, we may look ...
It’s that time of the year again.Halloween is on its way, and we all know that’s when ghouls and goblins walk the earth.I’m ready. I’ve built a nice, comfortable ghost-free zone under my bed.I’m not prepared, though, for shielding myself from a brand new threat that can easily attack ...