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Nothing new under the sun

“Nothing new under the sun.” These famous words were first written by Kohelet, also known to the Western World as Ecclesiastes. The author, most say King Solomon, bemoaned the sameness of circumstances and the tendency for humankind to repeat its mistakes. The “Defund Police” ...

Moms know best

All across the country, moms are asking, “Why can’t we have whole milk back in our schools?” The answer is simple. The Obama administration had whole milk removed from all of our schools across the nation. The Trump administration hasn’t done anything regarding placing whole milk back ...

Go for the Gold and gain a competitive edge

For as long as I can remember, the SAT and ACT scores were the most widely used and accepted admissions criteria for colleges and universities nationwide. While I might be dating myself, my SAT score arrived by mail in an official envelope with a perforated tear on one side. It was at that ...

A post-election, 8-member Supreme Court would invite chaos

The system our founders designed as the American democracy positions the Supreme Court as the adults in the room. And the evolution of the other two branches of our government into food fights rather than problem-solving the past few decades has underscored the high court’s role. Two of ...

Hey Pennsylvania: Don’t we need the arts?

“There’s no business like show business,” we sang, “like no business I know.” As a member of Mansfield University’s elite group of singers, The Mansfieldians, I was filled with pride as we packed the auditorium. Our 28 performers sang and danced like clockwork and I have seldom felt ...

Get ready for an American energy comeback

Judging from the headlines, America’s energy sector could collapse at any moment. Scattered amidst coronavirus coverage are reports of plummeting energy stocks and commodities traders paying people to take barrels of oil off their hands. The COVID-19 outbreak certainly disrupted the energy ...