Trump’s approval rating is plummeting
The record to date: an immensely unpopular health bill, big tax breaks for Wall Street, a longer war in Afghanistan.Apparently President Trump wonders why...
A time for reflection on our nation’s birthday
It seems to me that every so often we should kinda step back, take a time out, and pause for a little reflection about...
The world may not melt
When I interviewed United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson and asked him about President Trump’s recent decision to withdraw from the 195-country Paris...
Purging our immigrants at what price to families?
This is half a story. Let’s be clear. The missing half lies with the government, and at this point, the government is not very...
Remembering Paul Hawkins
XENIA — When automobiles became popular, Paul Hawkins wanted to manufacture a car and so encourage several investors to back his project of a...
Rural communities have the most to lose with health care repeal
For thirty years, I’ve helped people fight for health care.In one of my proudest moments, I worked with people in small towns across Idaho...
Life can’t be hacked
A friend of mine recently posted on Facebook his annoyance at the term, “hacking,” and how overused it is in society today. No, we’re...
Trump’s Cuba move more bark than bite
Cheered by Cuban-American supporters in Miami’s Little Havana, President Donald Trump announced grandly he was “canceling” his predecessor’s “terrible and misguided deal” between the...
Dangling participles, misplaced modifiers, and split infinitives
It seems to me that today’s society is kinda giving what we used to know as “grammar” quite a battering. In fact, I’m not...
Sinking feeling in Puerto Rico
”Puerto Rico, my heart’s devotion. Let it sink back in the ocean.” — West Side StoryThe Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is drowning. The island,...
