Donald Trump

EDITORIAL – Speech shows the Trump of old is still with us: nasty and divisive

July 19, 2024 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAN A LEOPARD change its spots? Donald Trump provided the answer last night (Thursday, July 18, 2024) — No. The hype around his nomination [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Assassination attempt on Trump reaps quick political fallout

July 13, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHO SHOT DONALD TRUMP? His supporters didn’t have to wait for police to provide the supposed identity of the man who came within an inch [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The presidential debate was a complete disaster for democracy

June 28, 2024 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S BE CLEAR, Donald Trump didn’t win last night’s presidential debate. He was his usual self, arrogant, nasty, ill-informed. And he [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The Trump trial on television – never seen anything like it

May 21, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BIG TRIAL is winding down, with only closing arguments and the jury’s decision remaining. As television, the Donald Trump hush money [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Trump’s words just keep getting more confused and dangerous

March 18, 2024 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE LAST TIME I wrote about Donald Trump, I said the biggest thing we have to worry about in 2024 is that he could be elected president of [Continue]

PETERS – Ageism alive and well in the U.S. presidential race

March 9, 2024 // 3 Comments

I’M NOT SURE WHAT President Joe Biden ingested before this week’s State of the Union address — and perhaps I don’t want to know. Sleepy Joe has been one of the more [Continue]