JUMONVILLE, Pa. — What happened here 266 years ago had repercussions so profound they changed the course of world history abruptly and irreversibly. A disputed moment occurred […]
Opinion
Trump shouldn’t meet with Venezuela’s Maduro
The best thing you can say about President Donald Trump’s changing his mind about meeting with Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s strongman, is that it’s not surprising. In an […]
SCOTUS decision only a delay of execution for DACA
The Supreme Court’s decision “in favor” of DACA isn’t a pardon. It’s merely a delay of execution. Headlines across the news spectrum have implied the Supreme Court’s […]
Toxic in Tulsa: Trump’s speech was about Trump, not the U.S.
President Donald Trump’s speech Saturday night in Tulsa, Okla., was a toxic stream of consciousness that ignored a great opportunity to speak words of healing and unity […]
Advice from 101-year-old historian
These last months have been a stressful and difficult time in the history of our country. I say that with some experience behind me. I’m 101 years […]
Adopt a Cat Month purr-fect time to find furry friend
June is Adopt a Cat Month and therefore the purr-fect time to find a four-legged friend. Pet ownership has been found to have health benefits. The Center […]
Aunt Jemima is off the pancake box. Do we dare hope for change?
“I wish I knew how it would feel to be free” — Nina Simone, 1967 Here’s a knock-knock joke:“Knock knock.”“Who’s there?”“Aunt Jemima.”“Aunt Jemima who?”“Ain’t yo’ mama on […]
It’s time to bring the Civil War to an end
From the beginning a civil war was inevitable. The first seven decades of our history are a story of compromise, accommodation and temporizing, all in the attempt […]
Puskar embodied Cinderella’s ‘have courage, be kind’
Betty Puskar was a true Cinderella story. Not so much in the rags-to-riches sense. Certainly not in the despised-stepchild-to-beloved-princess sense. What Betty Puskar and the fairytale princess […]
It’s finally time for us to bridge the digital divide
As COVID-19 has pushed many Americans online to work and attend school, we hear a lot about Zoom fatigue and other annoyances. But what about the tens […]
