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‘Homeland Security’ in historical context

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Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross, Utah TV journalists today are notoriously good-looking men and women having resonant voices and command of college-level vocabularies. Do they have any flaws at all? Yes, they do. Their flaws are the same kinds of intellectual flaws that American politicians, business leaders, culture mavens and even educators have. In brief, they are unable to bring any real historical perspective to their informational commentaries on current events. The education of supposedly exemplary American leaders today falls well short of the depth and breadth of ...

Kovels Antiques: ‘Zero waste’ today was a necessity in the past

Columns

Today, “zero waste” may be a movement, but in the past, it was a necessity. Scraps were repurposed not out of environmentalism, but because they were too valuable to throw away. Folk art and crafts turned discarded material into useful and beautiful items. For example, a colorful ...

Applause, Applause

Columns

THANK YOU to the residents and taxpayers who supported the Mill Hall Volunteer Fire Company on their 61st annual Fishermen’s Pancake Breakfast on April 4, 2026. The Mill Hall Volunteer Fire Company has provided excellent and professional service for over a century and is now continuing fire company service to the Bald Eagle Township area and providing mutual aid for other companies. Thank you to all who supported this well equipped Mill Hall Volunteer Fire Company. — Friends of the community

Dear Annie: Private matters, public knowledge

Columns

Dear Annie: I love your advice and the fact you’re able to cut to the chase. I find myself in need of your level head, too! I’ve been (mostly) happily married for 26 years. My husband is very gregarious and never met a stranger. In fact, he happily opens up his life to anyone and everyone. I feel like he constantly overshares, but as long as he keeps it to his own information, that’s fine. However, he doesn’t keep my information private, especially my health information. A few years ago, I had a cancer scare and chose not to tell even my adult children until I knew for sure. ...

The President and the Pope

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Call him the “antisocial” media president. When a president attacks the Pope, he telegraphs: “There’s nothing I won’t do or say.” That is a profoundly troubling message. There are no lines I won’t cross, no rules I won’t break, President Donald Trump is telling the whole wide world. Nobody is safe nor sacred in my book. Got it? And the White House press corps meekly accepts that. The worse Trump gets, the worse Trump gets, in a vortex of flexing power and expressing anger. This week he insulted the Roman Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion members. Last week, he ...

Dear Annie: The uneven split

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Dear Annie: My friend insists on splitting every restaurant bill “evenly,” no matter what. The problem is, she always orders cocktails and appetizers, while I usually stick to one entree. Last week, my $22 dinner somehow became $48 after the “split.” When I suggested we each pay for what we ordered, she laughed and said, “That’s so much more complicated.” I like spending time with her, but I’m starting to dread going out to eat. How do I bring this up without sounding cheap? — Tired of Picking Up the Tab Dear Tired: There are plenty of ways to split a bill that ...