Archive for the 'Opinion' Category

Jonah Goldberg: Nostalgia for Buckley et al. is misplaced

Jonah Goldberg, an editor-at-large of National Review Online and a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, may be contacted at JonahsColumn@aol.com. Conservatives, being conservatives, have a soft spot for the good old days, but this is g…

Jonah Goldberg: Misplaced nostalgia for good ol’ conservatives

Conservatives, being conservatives, have a soft spot for the good old days, but this is getting ridiculous.

Cheers and Jeers – Saturday, July 17, 2010

Day at the fair a success Jill Snyder and staff at Mental Health Association send this Cheer to those who helped with the Social Club Day at the fair: “A big thank you to the Greentown Lions Club for sponsoring our annual Mental Health’s Social Club Da…

Arrogance, bacteria by bagful

“Bam! Just like that – 1.3 billion people, theoretically, will stop using thin plastic bags,” he gushed.

Goldberg: Byrd tributes go overboard

It is a good rule of thumb not to speak ill of the dead. But what to do when a man is celebrated beyond the limits of decorum or common sense? Must we stay silent as others celebrate the beauty and splendor of the emperor’s invisible clothes? You probably know why I ask the question.

Guest Column: We should celebrate our freedom in the face of several challenges

As Georgians gather today with friends and family to celebrate America’s Independence Day, parades, barbecues, fireworks and picnics will highlight this most patriotic day of the year.

Our ‘pursuit of happiness’ is burdened

On July 4, we celebrate the great day that our Founders proclaimed Americans’ “unalienable rights” to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” This Independence Day, however, many Americans are expressing concern that the system of limited government bequeathed by our Founders is under attack.

Immigration issue rears its head in campaign 2010

In the final minutes of Radio Ehrlich last Saturday on WBAL-AM, Maryland’s former governor went to a caller he described as “a friend.” I didn’t catch the Friend of Bob’s name, but I did get his message: All of Bob and Kendel Ehrlich’s listeners were invited to march down to Langley Park this weekend to protest the grand opening of the new …

Your Views – 06/08

Sixty-six years ago, there was a landing on a Normandy beach called D-Day. Reading The Press-Enterprise, I only saw the event mentioned once, and that was in the comics where Snoopy remembered this day.

Up front in America

Every Saturday morning, just for fun and without spending a dime on gas, I take a trip to roughly 100 American cities and towns.