Memorial Day 2012: A lesson not yet l...
Today is Memorial Day, the last day of the three-day weekend. Veterans and community groups will remember those who died in battle and, as they have done for more than a century, will place small flags on graves.
But, for most of America, Memorial Day is a three-day picnic-filled weekend that heralds the start of summer, just as Labor Day has become a three-day picnic-filled weekend that laments the end of summer.
Eliminating ‘the 99%’ can...
The 1 percent includes Ed Asner, Bono, Mike Farrell, Bette Midler, Sean Penn, Rob Reiner, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Barbra Streisand and thousands of other millionaire celebrities who have willingly put their reputations and money on the line to fight for the important social, economic, and political causes that should be the ones that define America as a land of freedom and opportunity, and which would be supported by most of the nation’s Founding Fathers.
Spearing a tax deduction
On a bright Monday morning, a day before tax returns were due, I bumped into my ersatz friend Marshbaum who was...
The late, great Commonwealth: Catchin...
It’s the beginning of April, and that means I just finished celebrating New Year’s Eve, and will soon begin...
Fracking: Corruption a part of Pennsy...
part 3 of 3 The history of energy exploration, mining, and delivery is best understood in a range from benevolent...
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