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On our own
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. – A day after President Donald Trump’s second refusal to lead the nation away from hate, I came to a conclusion I think many of us share by […]
A voice that will be missed
The voice, the laugh, the backslapping hail-fellow style, the voice of the community, the voice of reason (usually), the voice of someone eager to speak for you, that voice, gone. […]
For Pugh, no learning curve – and no help from Washington
The president wants to fire the attorney general. The attorney general refuses to take the hint. Why doesn’t he quit, already? Why? Jeff Sessions asks. Everything is just fine. He […]
Md.’s Medicaid defenders mobilize
SALISBURY — Joana Weaver wanted to applaud a grassroots victory on the health care front, but she couldn’t quite manage it. “I’m still scared,” she said. The Republican effort […]
No time for a Md. constitutional crisis
He’s much too feet-on-the ground and politically savvy to find any leadership qualities in Donald Trump — and he’s probably no follower of Sen. Mitch McConnell, either. So what’s […]
Trump and the art of governance
If it’s true that Donald Trump pursues voter fraud — not to stop it but to prove he won the popular vote in 2016 — we have hit a […]
Understanding is a lifelong quest
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. – People, including me, struggle to define this American utopia, this place of humanistic reflection and civil discourse. Usually the conversation ends with hands thrown up and […]
Emoluments, Frosh and Trump
Finally. From Day 1 of the Donald Trump regime, Americans have known their president violates the so-called emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution. He’s forbidden from leveraging the financial benefits […]
Life, death and leadership
By now, many current problems in our country and the world are laid at the feet of President Trump. (Rightly so, I think.) Bailing out of the Paris climate […]
Some things Hogan can’t duck
As various U.S. senators seek to amend the House-passed American Health Care Act, Maryland Democrats and others see the best opportunity yet to link Gov. Larry Hogan with President […]
A lot more than just a car
Chris Simms seemed to be sneaking glances at the shiny red, good-as-new Mazda, as if looking too closely might waken him from a dream. The 2004 model car with a […]
No reason for celebration
We may have a constitutional crisis on our hands with the firing of James Comey as head of the FBI. Comey reportedly had just asked for more help with his […]
