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Applause, Applause

Columns

Each Saturday, The Express community newspaper highlights people, groups and activities our readers deem worthy of applause. Angelo and I would like to THANK everyone that came to the Bingo or donated money or supplies to support him in his fight against liver cancer. Special THANKS to Sue Brownson and her team for organizing this event. Also to Kay from The Village Tavern for providing the food. Also to Gary and Joanie Miller, Kelsey Miller, Anna Peddie and all the volunteers that helped make this day special. THANKS again! — Angelo and Karen Owners and staff of Fulmer’s ...

Another radically underqualified Trump appointee is about to bite the dust

Columns

You can be Secretary of Defense (War) and cause the mightiest military in the world to be brought to its knees, and still keep your job in the Trump regime. You can be in charge of public health and cause measles to reemerge as a major hazard to Americans, and still keep your job. You can be illegally enriching yourself and your family as Commerce Secretary, and still keep your job. But you’ll be fired for actively and unnecessarily getting bad press. A few days ago, a senior White House official told Politico that FBI director Kash Patel’s bad press was “not a good look ...

Understand why treatments for some cancers haven’t advanced

Columns

DEAR DR ROACH: We’re all amazed at the substantial advances in treating cancer in recent years. But are there certain cancers that science and medicine haven’t had much success with? — A.M.H. ANSWER: I’m afraid so. Many cancers remain difficult or almost impossible to cure, due to a combination of factors. One is that certain cancers usually don’t cause symptoms until they’re large in size and likely to have spread. Another is that there are no curative chemotherapy or radiation options. Some cancers also spread very early; breast cancers can be metastatic (spread to ...

Whenever political violence erupts, Washington starts playing the blame game

Columns

A heavily armed California man was caught trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday with the apparent intent to kill the president. It didn’t take long for Washington to start arguing. Democrats denounce violent rhetoric from the right, but the alleged assailant seemed to be inspired by his own rhetoric. President Trump, after initially offering some unifying remarks about defending free speech, soon started accusing the press of encouraging violence against him. Critics pounced on the hypocrisy. The argument about hypocrisy isn’t about mere inconsistency. ...

Dear Annie: From co-worker to confidante

Columns

Dear Annie: I work in a small office where everyone is friendly, but one co-worker has taken “friendly” to a new level. Over the past year, she’s begun confiding in me about deeply personal issues: her marriage troubles, financial stress, arguments she’s had the night before. At first, I listened out of kindness. But it’s becoming a daily occurrence. These conversations can last an hour or more, and it’s starting to interfere with my work. I’ve fallen behind more than once because I didn’t know how to politely end things. What makes this tricky is that she outranks ...

Thompson’s retirement is overdue

Letters to the editor

Patty Satalia State College Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson’s weekly newsletter is a reminder of what he chooses to say—and what he carefully avoids. This week’s lone “Bad News” spotlighted misconduct in Congress. Yet Thompson named only a Democrat, omitting serious allegations involving two Republicans. Representative Tony Gonzales resigned following a House Ethics Committee investigation into an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. Representative Cory Mills is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct, dating violence and campaign finance ...