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TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Sarah Palin, former Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate under Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain in 2008, was reputed to have jokingly said, “I can see …
Editorial: Can someone call a taxi? Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young The reprise of all things Dylan (great movie; see it) raises the question: What happened to protest singing? Listen around. T’ain’t been heard for years, and …
Editorial: A time for protest – and here is mine Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb The allure of California was once a magnet for industry and others seeking opportunity, beautiful landscapes, and pleasant weather conditions. Those fascinations went up in smoke …
Editorial: California fires have opened my eyes Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young Remarkably, he still had his hair when the beginning came – the beginning of his afterlife. That powdered egg pelt: still enough to comb combatively. That …
Editorial: A hang-up for Mr. Big at eternity’s gate Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Several weeks ago, I wrote an article about a billboard in Tombstone prominently displaying a large Trump campaign placard on which the phrase “The Reckoning!” was boldly …
Editorial: Laying down ‘The Reckoning!’ Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb As Donald Trump resumes his tenure as President — interrupted by the four-year debilitating term of Joe Biden — he’s inherited a smorgasbord of unpleasant-tasting vittles and …
Editorial: Mr. Trump’s Opinions And Joe’s Pardons Read More TweetPinShareColumn By John Young Recently, we’ve seen a new breed of first responders when disaster hits. Not the fire department. Not the EMTs. Not the cops. No, even faster are …
Editorial: Suffering amid disaster? Enter the scorn chasers Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb “I might be the oldest President, but I know more world leaders than any of you have ever met in your whole goddamn life!” President Joe Robinette …
Editorial: ’I know more world leaders than any of you’ Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb “Myself? Why should I pardon myself? No, I have no contemplation of pardoning myself. I didn’t do anything wrong.” President Joe Biden, The Washington Examiner, Jan.10, 2025 …
Editorial: Joe, just go. Please! Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young The executioner’s clock ticked. The felon-elect paced the floor. Surely, the Supreme Court would deliver a reprieve. When only four of his man-servants – Alito, Thomas, …
Editorial: For ‘the sanctity of the presidency’!! Read More