PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers sent the message that LeBron James was indeed — officially and perhaps amazingly — on the roster with a straightforward photo: James' blue No. 23 jersey hangs in a locker with a crown as a nod to his King nickname on the shelf. The 76ers and ...
The annual Chautauqua Region Vintage Book and Paper Show is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Chautauqua Suites, 215 West Lake Road, Route 394. The incorrect date was included in Tuesday's edition
The Democratic Socialists of America don't like being called Communists, though many members might echo the sentiment of leftist influencer Hasan Piker when he says, "I don't have an issue with an end goal of communism." Yet however the group self-identifies, its agenda is openly revolutionary. Its plans call for, among other things, abolishing the United States Senate and making the executive branch and the Supreme Court subservient to the House of Representatives. Like many a revolutionary organ, the DSA acts as a party within a party, and it increasingly represents the youth ...
President Trump's performance at last Friday's retooled White House Correspondents' Dinner made me nostalgic for the days of Vice President Spiro Agnew, President Richard Nixon's media attack dog. In a speech, Agnew called politicians critical of Nixon administration policies "nattering nabobs of negativism," a phrase written by his speechwriter William Safire, and later usurped by media to apply to journalists. That was mild compared to the disgusting personal insults Trump hurled at journalists who were at the dinner to support the White House Correspondents Association's scholarship ...
Amid celebrations of our nation's 250th birthday, Gallup serves up a sobering portrait of general dissatisfaction with our nation's core institutions. "Confidence in U.S. institutions Remains Near All-Time Low," reports Gallup. Of 14 core institutions -- banks, big business, labor, the presidency, Congress, schools, health care, etc. -- only 27% say they have "a great deal/quite a lot of confidence," one point above the all-time low for this average. In 1979, the percent expressing "a great deal/quite a lot of confidence" in these 14 core institutions stood at 48%. One ...
