Helping a hero’s family

2 years ago

Willy Joseph Cancel, a former Marine, is believed to be the first American to die while assisting Ukraine in its…

“White privilege” and the Black gulf

2 years ago

The recent approval of the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court led me to reflect…

Quick quiz

2 years ago

Who is at the wheel of this bus?

I’m in the jailhouse now (again)

2 years ago

I am in Facebook jail again, so that’s good news to subscribers here. Without that massive platform, I will be…

A Louisiana liar, in the flesh

2 years ago

I get on a lot of strange email mailing lists, maybe because I support candidates from a range of political…

A longshot introduces himself

2 years ago

The man with the raised fist is not angry. He is Al Robles, and he is being emphatic. Candidate Al…

What’s behind the Florida book flap?

2 years ago

You know the adage about not tearing down a wall until after you know why it was built? Hearing about…

Bobby Rydell’s last wishes

2 years ago

South Philadelphia’s Bobby Rydell, who would have turned 80 on April 26, died April 5 of noncovid pneumonia at Jefferson…

Food for thought; thought for food

2 years ago

I’m man enough to admit — not brag — that I am the one who does the grocery shopping in…

NATO to Putin: Go F yourself

2 years ago

In addition to proving to be amazing warriors, Ukrainians are demonstrating a grim sense of humor. They just released this…