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Aug 3, 2018

Election controversy in Pakistan overshadows domestic progress

Former cricket sports star Imran Khan is now the recognized Pakistan election victor to be Prime Minister. Khan himself never doubted success — he made a flamboyant victory speech before the announce…

Jul 27, 2018

Hypocrisies, Tramps and Thieves

Forty million tax dollars into the Mueller farce of a “Russian collusion investigation,” another TMZ-like story has been unearthed.  The heavy-handed, ceremonious and against-all-legal-precedent raid…

Jul 24, 2018

‘We will bury you’

Some old-timers will remember the quotation, "We will bury you," spoken by Nikita Khrushchev in a speech delivered in Poland in November 1956. He went on to say, "We can say with assurance that your …

Jul 20, 2018

Trump—and Putin in a Small Room

It is good to see Putin and Trump meet. Between our two countries, we have 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons; it is best we get along. An isolated and angry Russia would not be good for the rest of …

Jul 20, 2018

The summit – Finland, Russia and the US

Geography counts in diplomacy, as well as military and other more tangible occupations. The Helsinki summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Donald Trump of the United States has spark…

Jul 17, 2018

How kids discover their identity

A report just in from the 15-year-old counselor-in-training I last wrote about. She writes, "I’ve just been recuperating from an amazing (but tiring) week at camp. It was such a great experience and …

Jul 13, 2018

SCOTUS Interruptus

Another Supreme Court Justice, slightly right-of-center swing vote Anthony Kennedy, has decided to retire. In a contentious and closely watched Supreme Court vote, the justices decided 5 to 4 to get …

Jul 11, 2018

How to attract pollinators to your garden

OUTDOORS How to attract pollinators to your garden The pollinator population is declining, but backyard gardeners can help. Ortho has partnered with the Pollinator Stewardship Council for a consu…

Jul 6, 2018

The mixed bag of summits, past and present

Summits are happening a lot right now, thanks primarily to the interest — at least for the moment — of United States President Donald Trump in meeting and mingling. Critical commentary along with oth…

Jul 5, 2018

It's "like, literally amazing" How Sloppy Language has Become

Maybe I am getting old. I remember a time when TV and water were free and porn cost money. Now I’m certainly not a "Grammar-Nazi" or a word-nerd, especially given the locker-room opinions I spew week…
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