A new low After a run of sensible commentaries in recent weeks, I was disappointed to read Gary Stout’s recent foray into political nonsense in his Aug. 2 piece, "Save America Act is simply voter suppression.” His op-ed may have hit a new low in political commentary because Mr. Stout, with ...
Gary Stout’s recent op-ed condemning the SAVE America Act begins with a conclusion and then works backward. He states that President Trump is “authoritarian” and “blatantly corrupt,” that Republicans fear a coming “blue wave,” and that the “central tenet” of Republican ...
We were recently gifted tickets to see the Broadway musical "Suffs" at the Pittsburgh CLO Benedum Center. The theme is the story of the American women who organized, marched, and who were brutally jailed to procure a constitutional amendment so that women could vote. The slogan for the musical ...
For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...
Many of us who call Greene County home are troubled by the way many things are going here. We hear reports that our healthcare facilities may be closing, our prices are skyrocketing, utility bills are threatened for reasons beyond our control. Massive computer data centers are projected to ...
Common ground I am a conservative voter who is registered as a Republican. I read Gary Stout’s op-eds expecting a rather liberal viewpoint on virtually every subject, many times without due consideration to conservative ideas. However, I find much common ground with no “sermonizing” and ...
