Bernstein: Trump break with party would doom already lousy presidency
In this June 27, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Chris Brennan writes about people, power and politics . He was previously the political editor for the Daily News.
Thanks to our senators
In a downtown church sanctuary and on a capital city sidewalk, Concord-area residents held dual vigils to lament the deadly Unite the Right rally in Virginia.
Government waste must be ended
Silver screen spy James Bond may have driven an Aston Martin, but one wonders how the high-end sports car fit into Afghanistan's intelligence agency - especially since U.S. taxpayers covered the cost. When U.S. Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., heard rumors last year about rampant abuse by a British contractor for the Pentagon, they demanded an investigation.
Great expectations: McConnell and Trump feud
President Donald Trump's rhetoric in response to North Korea's threats was over the top, but he saved his harshest words for the real enemy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Trumpa s weak statement failed the people of Charlottesville and the rest of us
A makeshift memorial of flowers and a photo of victim Heather Heyer sit in Charlottesville, Va., Sunday. Heyer died when a car rammed into a group of people who were protesting the presence of white supremacists who had gathered in the city for a rally.
The Obama Presidential Center will ruin Jackson Park
It's a tough job, but someone has to tell President Barack Obama that his empty, huge monument to himself, aka the Obama Presidential Center, with its unwanted sledding hill and playground , does not belong in Jackson Park. Maybe it would work in Washington Park, where it could actually help the surrounding community that needs the support Hyde Park does not.
Officials must support our regional airports
Prosperity exists where the flow of goods, services, and people are found. Eliminating air service from our region would impede our prospects for prosperity.
Effects of weaker US dollar apparent
Though the U.S. stock market is reaching new heights, the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar has actually declined. Some commentators declare this means the markets should not be climbing.
Owning my age – and having fun with it
Owning my age - and having fun with it Column by Connie Schultz Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: It was as if my guardian angel reached into my soul and flipped a switch without warning. What a character, that one - a tall and wiry number with wild hair and a smoker's hack.
CG Day feels familiar no matter the place
Last week, Coast Guard units around the country celebrated the Coast Guard's 227th birthday. We enjoyed the celebration at my husband's new unit in Northern California, but missed the familiarity of the event in Elizabeth City.
Withholding funds not the way to go
Cities that refuse to help the federal government enforce the laws, including those on illegal immigration, should be penalized.
Amid the violence in Virginia, President Trump failed in a test of leadership
Protests and marches have long been a part of American history; they are part of what makes America great. The First Amendment protects the right of Americans to speak and to assemble publicly.
Can both sides of the immigration debate unite for civil dialogue?
Thousands of Trump protesters gather in front of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles during “Free the People Immigration and Sanctuary for All” march on Saturday, February 18, 2017. One woman doesn't understand why some people think she's a racist just because she supports increased immigration enforcement.
Will the Blowhard Blow Us Up?
Fire and fury, the likes of which the world has never seen, are bellowing from a posh golf club in New Jersey while fire and doom emanate from a medieval police state in Asia. Ever since Donald Trump was elected, the mandarins and chatterers of the capital have been alarmed that we would get to this precipice of blustery, threatening exchanges between Trump and Kim Jong-un about thermonuclear annihilation, and that when we did, it would be parlous.
Warranted enforcement
In an important act of civic mercy, masses of New Yorkers who more than a decade ago engaged in nonviolent misbehavior such as drinking alcohol in public, being in a park after dark or biking on the sidewalk - and have committed no crimes since - have just had those warrants shredded. The question henceforth is whether the civil penalties that have replaced criminal ones for such conduct will be enforced with sufficient zeal to stop lower-level disorder from flooding the city again.
Charter a new course
A hedge-fund manager who just used the most insensitive words imaginable to insult a state legislative leader, and trivialized America's history of racial terrorism to boot, should step away from his role leading the city's largest charter-school network. Every day that Daniel Loeb remains atop the board of directors of Success Academy Charter Schools, he harms its hard-earned credibility as a true ticket to equal opportunity for thousands of African-American kids.
Cordora running for Luzerne mayor
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Brownback’s Legacy: The Hollow State
As Sam Brownback packs his bags, assessments of his tenure largely address his income tax cuts and their disastrous results.