Tomorrow will be my 75th birthday.Oh, my.I鈥檝e been alive (and kicking) for 27,393 days.That鈥檚 a lot.When I was 11, I thought anybody in their 70s was, well, old.Now that I鈥檓 in my 70s 鈥� and on my way to my 80s 鈥� I don鈥檛 feel as old as I thought I would.But I do feel old.When I was ...
Actions speak louder than words, but words are important, too, especially when they come from a president.In recent days, President Joe Biden has delivered two resounding addresses, one dealing with the crisis in the Middle East, the other with the crisis of democracy at home.Both statements ...
Throughout Israel鈥檚 76-year conflict with the Palestinians, certain cliches 鈥� like condemnations of the 鈥渃ycle of violence鈥� 鈥� have calcified. Last weekend鈥檚 attacks on Israeli civilians betray their total bankruptcy. Israel did nothing to provoke this attack. There was no raid, no ...
The edition of <em>The New York Times</em> that appeared on March 29, 1960, reported on a strike by bus workers in Tampa, Fla., a former Chicago nightclub owner being found dead in a sewer, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower getting a new hair-do and former Minnesota Gov. ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> Cheers to Beth-Center running back Ethan Varesko for his amazing 438-yard rushing performance against Bentworth in a key Tri-County South Conference football game Friday night. Varesko scored four touchdowns on runs of 65, 48, 49 and 49 yards ...
Within hours of the slaughter in Israel, the question of Israel鈥檚 鈥渕assive intelligence failure鈥� 鈥� as many have called it 鈥� came to dominate a lot of the media coverage and conversation.On one level, this is entirely defensible. Israeli officials acknowledge the obvious fact that it ...
