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Monday, January 27, 2025
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Fifteen to twenty million. That is the estimated number of migrants who entered the United States in the last four years at a place other than a legal port of entry at a US border. In 2024 alone, the number may be as high as 10 million. Within that number, the CBP-1 program has flown over 50…

Thursday, January 23, 2025

This month, as they have for almost forty years, millions of Americans will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was indisputably one of the most iconic historical figures of the twentieth century, dedicating his life to ensuring that the ideals of life, liberty, and the pur…

In 1577, at age 81, Sebastiano Venier was elected Doge of The Most Serene Republic of Venice (La Serenissima Republica de Venezia) after a distinguished military career, during which he commanded the Venetian fleet at the Battle of Lepanto, the largest naval battle in all of history. That ba…

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

“Has anyone ever heard of the Panama Canal? Because we’re being ripped off at the Panama Canal like we’re being ripped off everywhere else,” President Trump asserted on Dec. 22, at AmericaFest. “It was given to Panama and the people of Panama, but it has provisions…If the principles, both mo…

Monday, January 20, 2025
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Friday, January 17, 2025

If there is such a thing as a sentimental moment at a political convention, President Joe Biden attempted such a ruse at the Democrat National Convention back in August when he recited from the Gene Scheer song, “American Anthem.” “The work and prayers of centuries have brought us to this da…

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Now that I’ve recovered from my yearly disappointment in not having a white Christmas in East Texas (unless you count the massive accumulation of almond bark I ate), the time of year has finally arrived when we Texans occasionally have our winter-precip sensitivities triggered by the Nationa…

At 97, he was the oldest person in the neighborhood, and at 96 his wife was a close second. They still lived in their own home, he drove his truck most every day, and in all manners, they took care of themselves. Born in 1889, he was raised in an apartment above his dad’s livery stable and b…

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

As often happens, my clever ploy to get to sleep faster and more soundly at night didn’t quite work out. Clever ploys do that when I come up with them. It’s a gift.

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

During the ongoing re-zoning of the borough and review of the proposed Gettysburg Station Project, borough officials repeatedly represent to the community that the Borough of Gettysburg needs more housing. At the Aug. 19, 2024, planning commission meeting I requested that borough officials p…

Monday, January 13, 2025
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Friday, January 10, 2025

In the days immediately following his decisive victory, President-elect Donald J. Trump was cruising right along. His avowed enemies, such as Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough, scurried to Mar-a-Lago t…

I’ve received a notice for jury duty. This isn’t a cause for panic. Goodness, no. I don’t need to panic.

Thursday, January 09, 2025

While joining the world in mourning the loss of Jimmy Carter my thoughts drifted back to my own encounters with this extraordinary man. And here are some of my memories from right here in Gettysburg.

Wednesday, January 08, 2025