Jul 3, 2018
Why not celebrate this Fourth of July with turkey?
On the Fourth of July, every American celebrates the founding of our nation and its traditions. This year, you could celebrate it the usual way with burgers and hotdogs. Or, you could follow in the f…
Jul 3, 2018
The Declarations of Independence?
The Fourth of July is one of the most important holidays in the United States. For Americans, it commemorates the colonists’ decision to declare their independence from the British king and his empir…
Jul 3, 2018
The Secret Lives of Words: The 4th of July, Julius, and a band of little Caesars
On the Fourth of July, 1776, members of the Second Continental Congress approved the final version of the Declaration of Independence, formally separating America’s 13 colonies from the British crown…
Jun 26, 2018
Canada: Lynchpin ally may reject U.S.
Canada has not yet announced building a wall on the nation’s southern border, but at this point, such a step would not be surprising. Relations between the two nations have been deteriorating rapidly…
Jun 19, 2018
Bye, bye Miss America thighs
Kudos to the hierarchy at the Miss America Pageant for finally deciding to eliminate the swimsuit portion of the contest.
The longtime defense of contestants wearing barely there swimsuits as a de…
Jun 19, 2018
Police are not the answer to every social ill
As policymakers nationwide scramble to deal with policing issues — everything from excessive force; to disrespect for authority; to the role of police in troubled neighborhoods — the recurring questi…
Jun 15, 2018
Hamilton! Trump! Very Similar
“It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.” Alexander Hamilton The play Hamilton! finally found its way to the South, and I finally found a way to see it without selling m…
Jun 15, 2018
History a marker, and a mirror
Stark County (Ohio) Common Pleas Court Judge Frank Forchione can be counted on to do something interesting from the bench.
Recently, Forchione despaired over how many defendants, particularly young…
Jun 8, 2018
Trump: Don’t fall for FBI’s Perjury Trap. Cut DOJ and FBI Budgets Instead.
The pernicious Trump “collusion” probe is a stupid waste of money and an unnecessary national embarrassment that will backfire on Democrats. It is what the Russians wanted, and they knew we would ov…
Apr 13, 2018
Speak Out: Press Gazette readers' calls
Here are featured comments from our Speak Out hotline. THE COMMISSION ALREADY BOUGHT PROPERTY This is James. I just want to make a follow-up comment I made on the courthouse resolution. I left off the part that the county commissioners have already bought property on Avalon Blvd…That’s what I was making the comment on where […]