I don’t think of myself as a “writer.” At even the suggestion of that, my high school English teachers would be spinning in their graves. Late in life, I’ve labeled…
Last week, following January 6, I expressed my concern for our country, our government and its leaders. After that article, I decided I needed some time to think about what…
Tyranny and anarchy are the twin threats to democracy. Last week, America had tumultuous demonstrations of both — from a manic president who incited violence, and from the primates who…
Kent Pilot Contributor Barbara Jorgenson responds to our story yesterday on Mayor Chris Cerino’s call for more diversity on town committees and commissions In the 13 years I have lived…
To be clear, my Christmases in a small southern town seventy years ago, where three generations of both sides of my family lived, would have been a challenge for Patton’s…
My part in the Thanksgiving gathering for the last couple of years has been to cook the turkey. Last year’s bird was a fine plump 22-lb. fellow. I prefer cooking…
I do not mean just frightened. There are probably many among us who have felt fear in a foxhole, or from an angry wife. I’m not talking about that kind…
Inconsistency is Gov. Larry Hogan’s most consistent political trait. On Monday of last week, Hogan published an op-ed in The Washington Examiner, a journal of conservative redoubt. In it he advanced…