From World War II, the last lady of the line

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They call her a lucky ship. And a long-living ship. During her service in the waning days of World War…

Kamala Harris was no cream puff

5 months ago

Finally, at long last, after precedent-busting preliminaries, we arrived at the Main Event — the 100-minute, winner-take-all bout, the Felon…

Open letter to Mayor Parker on bike lanes

5 months ago

Dear Mayor Parker: So how did it feel to get booed when you said you would consider the voice of…

R.I.P. James Darren, always a regular guy

5 months ago

We’ve lost another of the South Philly stars of the late ‘50s, and later. This time it is James Darren,…

How the hostage crisis broils Israel

5 months ago

Think the U.S. is politically divided? We are, pretty much 50-50 (or 52 Kamala, 46 Trump, in the most recent…

Political positions color perception of politicians

5 months ago

Following the Harris/Bash interview, I looked at the Facebook home page of two women writers, each well-educated and bitchy. (I…

On the mound, Bash throws many hardballs

5 months ago

For many Americans, what Vice President Kamala Harris said on CNN Thursday night was less interesting than what she was…

Will Dana get Bashed tonight?

5 months ago

I’ve been a professional journalist for more than 60 years, I’ve covered all kinds of stories and interviewed all kinds…

Washington Post caught in its own mousetrap

5 months ago

This is an example of the press putting its thumb on the scale. This photo shows a Washington Post story…

The chronicles of Cotton

5 months ago

Tom Cotton is the very conservative junior senator from Arkansas, which should guarantee him a certain degree of anonymity, which…