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Editorials and columns

Genocide against Christians? That’s not news

As we approach the second anniversary of Hamas mercilessly slaughtering 1,200 human beings on Oct. 7, 2023, our media remind us daily of the death toll of Palestinians, according to the "Gaza Health Ministry," which is run by Hamas. It's outrageous that these media outlets are such receptive ...

Stop the health insurers’ raid on the Treasury

No one likes insurance companies — trying to get them to pay a claim is like wrenching a bone out of a dog's clenched teeth — and now we have another reason to hold them in low regard. The biggest advocate for blowing another $1 trillion hole in the federal budget is the health insurance ...

Charlie Kirk and the state of our nation

The nation is rightly traumatized by the horrible assassination of Charlie Kirk. The media is filled, also rightly, with give and take trying to understand what can and should be done so that we don't see more of the same. But unfortunately, much of the expression that I hear is informed by ...

Back to the Roman past and future

ROME, Italy — I traveled to an ancient world to see a future version of America. The "No Kings" chant is a bit off. Donald Trump's true calling and character is akin to a cruel Roman emperor. Under the sun's glare, the Colosseum stood as huge and imposing as ever, even more so in real ...

What to do? Oh, what to do

When you get to the point in life when it becomes more important to get rid of "stuff" and not collect and save "stuff," you run into some interesting saved "stuff." When I worked at Besser, we had an audit team of young accountants from Price Waterhouse on-site during inventory week and at ...

We are not OK, but there is hope

The sign outside the little Baptist congregation in Sewickley read simply: "In Memory of Charlie Kirk 1993-2025." It was one of dozens of images on Facebook feeds showing houses of worship honoring Kirk since he was murdered while speaking at Utah Valley University. On the steps of the ...