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By STEVE NELSON

Every person in America should read the entire 45-page indictment of Donald Trump that was unveiled this week. It is remarkably thorough and damning. Of course, unrepentant Trump loyalists will neither read nor believe the allegations and the...

By STEVE NELSON

Recent New York Times columns by David Brooks and Pamela Paul identified what they believe is a chasm between “liberalism” and “progressivism.” Their theses are echoed throughout the media, often in allusion to stultifying political correctness on...

By STEVE NELSON

As I write, the news of the implosion of Titan, the OceanGate submersible, is breaking. The five occupants are presumed dead. This piece of expensive ($250,000 per passenger) adventure tourism has dominated the news since the rescue mission began last...

By STEVE NELSON

Even after 57 years it seems incomprehensible. My high school friend and swimming teammate Fred West was killed in Vietnam, only a few weeks into his tour of duty.Fred was a year behind me in high school and, as we were not particularly close, I was...

By STEVE NELSON

Whew! The educational landscape is certainly being affected by climate change. Political climate, that is. In the Twin States the issues are volatile, although quite different depending on which side of the Connecticut River.On the east side, the New...

By STEVE NELSON

The complex issues of sensitivity, censorship, expression, art and history splashed down on the front page of The New York Times this week in a pair of articles.One piece examined the legal case brought by Quebec artist Sam Kerson, formerly of...

By STEVE NELSON

We all have to live with ourselves, but occasionally one is left to wonder how.This week on MSNBC, Steve Bumbaugh, College Board senior vice president, did his corporation’s bidding by defending the indefensible whitewash of the AP African American...

By STEVE NELSON

A recent opinion column in the New York Times addressed what I have long asserted as the most powerful psychological aspect of the gun issue in America. Therein Jamelle Bouie writes about the impact that “open carry” has on individuals and...

By STEVE NELSON

Few have ever wanted a job as much as Kevin McCarthy wants to be Speaker of the House. If he weren’t such a reprehensible hypocrite, I’d feel sorry him.Imagine any other person seeking any other leadership position, sending a resume and being roundly...