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The kingmaker speaks

ItÎÞëÊÓƵ™s as if Donald Trump never left the presidency.He still holds those exuberant campaign rallies with a not-too-carefully concealed eye on an attempted return to the White House.And he still holds court by becoming quite the kingmaker.Something for which he seems to be well-suited.Many ...

Here dissent is good, there, nyet

Widely speculated on in the press and elsewhere is that Russian president Vladimir Putin governs largely in the dark. Ruling the Kremlin with an iron fist, Putin, so the thinking goes, hears only what he wants to hear about Ukraine and much else.Bad news is filtered out. Only good news finds ...

Dreaming of better streaming

It came as mild surprise that Netflix reported a sharp drop in viewers and even less surprise that CNN canceled its CNN+ channel. ItÎÞëÊÓƵ™s not enough for streaming services to collect X dollars a month from subscribers. They have to deliver something in return.They do, but not often enough.During ...

It’s time for Pennsylvania to open its primaries

LetÎÞëÊÓƵ™s say youÎÞëÊÓƵ™re a voter in Pennsylvania and you like the cut of David McCormickÎÞëÊÓƵ™s jib, or you believe that John Fetterman would be a breath of fresh air in the U.S. Senate.The problem, though, is that if you are one of the growing number of voters in Pennsylvania not affiliated with ...

Bipartisanship needed to fight gun violence

If a person is intent on killing someone and doesnÎÞëÊÓƵ™t have a gun, he or she will find some other means for committing the crime.That must be kept in mind as the Pennsylvania General Assembly, amid its 2022-23 budget-preparation work currently underway, considers how to allocate funds most ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Jefferson-Morgan graduate Colby Simkovic was an inspiration to many in the 19 years he was given on this earth. Despite a decade-long struggle with a rare brain tumor, Simkovic strove to do good, making his mark with the ColbyÎÞëÊÓƵ™s Stars ...