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The Trump redo: ‘I do solemnly swear’

Donald Trump will appear outside the Capitol on Monday when, around noon, he will swear allegiance to the Constitution for a second time. The last time he spoke in the open air in Washington, D.C., was Jan. 6, 2021. On that occasion, he implicitly denied the presidential oath's clear directive ...

Beautiful changes coming under Trump

President-elect Trump wants to rename the body of water south of New Orleans and west of Tampa. You know, that one that's been called the Gulf of Mexico for the past 400 years. Donald Trump likes the "Gulf of America" for the salt waters washing ashore at Mobile and on the coastline of Cuba. ...

OP-ED: Beautiful changes coming under Trump

President-elect Trump wants to rename the body of water south of New Orleans and west of Tampa. You know, that one that's been called the Gulf of Mexico for the past 400 years. Donald Trump likes the "Gulf of America" for the salt waters washing ashore at Mobile and on the coastline of ...

Adults share thoughts, concerns

Not only young people write to me through my column. To kick off the New Year, I selected a parent and a grandparent email to share. Q. I appreciate the way you support teachers in your column and your social media posts. I taught for 45 years, mostly middle school. My teacher colleagues ...

Casey says goodbye, but is it final?

David McCormick became a U.S. senator on Friday, the first day of business for the 119th Congress. A Republican, McCormick squeezed out a victory over the Democrat, Robert P. Casey Jr., the longtime incumbent whose political career goes back decades. Casey's father, the "real" Bob Casey, was a ...

Marshall: Unflappable and undefeated

On a New Year's Eve in Uniontown many, many years ago, a wailing infant entered the world. Afterward, that baby, now grown to manhood, helped to save the world from certain tyranny. George C. Marshall occupied the highest echelons of government. As Army chief of staff, he led the U.S. military ...