Associated PressJuly 22, 2021
9min703
The games have already been impacted by several scandals.
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Associated PressJuly 22, 2021
Martin DyckmanDecember 23, 20158min234
Academe would be a dreary place without its occasional kooky professor, but James Tracy of Florida Atlantic University is simply too much. Hired to teach about conspiracy theories, he digressed into peddling his own, beginning with the claim that the Newtown, Connecticut, massacre three years ago was a hoax by the media and by the […]
Guest AuthorDecember 22, 2015
7min608
Donald Trump, who may very well become our next president, is being accused of Hitlerism. By the time this column appears, the charges may have been dismissed. Or confirmed. Whichever way it goes, it behooves all of us to think about Hitler and Trump, and how they compare. For younger readers and those who may […]
Guest AuthorDecember 21, 20157min270
Donald Trump, who may very well become our next president, is being accused of Hitlerism. By the time this column appears, the charges may have been dismissed. Or confirmed. Whichever way it goes, it behooves all of us to think about Hitler and Trump, and how they compare. For younger readers and those who may […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 24, 2015
2min243
An interesting career move may be in the offing for Republican political operative Raymond Johnson, if a recent Facebook post is any indication. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for new community service officers, and Johnson has declared an intent to apply. “I’m applying for this CSO position to make a real steady life for myself,” […]
Martin DyckmanNovember 23, 2015
8min245
The letters, mailed from Vienna in the summer of 1938, spoke of enthusiasm and hopefulness at the prospect of coming to the United States. Nothing revealed the reason except for the stationery that had been hand-altered to show a new address. It was a few months after Hitler had taken over and life was becoming […]
Martin DyckmanNovember 22, 20158min312
The letters, mailed from Vienna in the summer of 1938, spoke of enthusiasm and hopefulness at the prospect of coming to the United States. Nothing revealed the reason except for the stationery that had been hand-altered to show a new address. It was a few months after Hitler had taken over and life was becoming […]
Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2015
5min371
Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is accusing Marco Rubio and other Republicans of descending to the bottom of the barrel in their partisan responses to the Paris terrorist attacks. “This weekend our three Democratic candidates for president held a substantive conversation about keeping our country safe that remained serious and demonstrated respect for voters,” Wasserman […]
Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015
5min593
The Holocaust must never be forgotten. “For the dead and the living we must bear witness,” said Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel. Fewer and fewer survivors are left to tell the story. Now the children and grandchildren who heard their accounts directly from them must leave a permanent memorial, not simply for the survivors, […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 22, 20157min248
Appalled, perplexed, baffled, mystified, angry. Any of these words captures how I feel upon reading story after story about the rise of anti-Semitism, especially in Europe. I am mindful of George Santayana’s adage, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Apparently that condemnation includes us all. We continue to see […]