Posted on July 6th, 2009 by Walter Brasch
Sarah Palin said she had a “higher calling” that required her to resign 17 months before her term ended as governor of Alaska, and not to seek a second term.
I have no idea where this “higher calling” came from, but I suspect it could only have come from two sources. The first one is God. [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2009 by Walter Brasch
Some columns are easier to write than others.
This is one of them.
Providing all of my research were the “family values” Republicans.
This week, second term Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina disappeared for six days, leaving the state without a chief executive who could make decisions in an emergency. His Republican lieutenant governor didn’t know where [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
WANDERINGS, with Walter Brasch
The “star” of the Olympics may not be multiple medalists but the Great Wall of China. Every TV network covering the Olympics took the world to see the Wall. It seemed as if almost every newspaper and magazine reporter also visited the Great Wall.
But, the Great Wall, which was built and rebuilt [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, China, In The News, International, News Media, Opinions, Politics, Walter Brasch
Posted on August 19th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
WANDERINGS, with Walter Brasch
Executive management at the Allentown Morning Call recently laid off more than two dozen persons from its newsroom, most of them veteran reporters drawing higher salaries. Management plans to cut 35–40 positions, according to a letter sent by publisher Timothy Johnson. The cuts are about one-fourth of the news staff. The remaining [...]
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