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The Grin of a Fool: Gun Control and the NRA
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 11:02 am | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
A white racist with strong sympathies for the Confederacy and segregation walks into a black church in Charleston, S.C., talks with a welcoming congregation for about an hour, and then murders nine of them. The response by the nation is to discuss ... More >>
ABC-TV: Oscar-Worthy, But Journalistically Unsound
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 9:59 pm | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
The last segment on every Friday's broadcast of ABC-TV's "World News," with Diane Sawyer, is a "Person of the Week." More >>
"No Drama Obama" Needs a Strong Second Act
Tuesday, 14 September 2010, 5:58 pm | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
The Obama administration is a welcome change from the Bush-Cheney years. Against severe Republican opposition, President Obama has kept campaign promises to reform health care, curb Wall Street excesses, create a federally-funded stimulus program ... More >>
Stories We Prefer Not Having to Write—But Will
Wednesday, 13 January 2010, 12:53 pm | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
It's a new year, and we've been trying to find new topics for our columns. In reviewing the columns over the past few years, we wrote against racism and animal cruelty. But, there's still racism and animal cruelty, so we'll still have to speak out on ... More >>
Late Breaking—Sometimes Broken—News
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 2:09 pm | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
WNEP-TV, a large regional station in northeastern Pennsylvania, led its noon news, Friday, Sept. 11, with the announcement that there was finally a compromise on the state budget. More >>
Walter and Rosemary Brasch: A Bunnies' Tale
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 10:28 am | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
Forget everything you learned about Bre'er Rabbit, the brightest, most cunning of all animals in West African folklore and Joel Chandler Harris stories. Disregard what you saw Bugs Bunny, the Brooklyn–born wise-cracking Br'er Rabbit spinoff, ... More >>
Pennsylvania's Signs of Spring
Monday, 6 April 2009, 12:27 pm | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
For some people, the first day of spring occurs when they see a crocus poking its purple head through the snow. For others, it's seeing the first robin. But these are unreliable signs, for nature is so unpredictable. More >>
An American Outrage: Bernie, AIG, and Us
Monday, 23 March 2009, 1:04 pm | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
There have now been more than 4,000 deaths and 30,000 casualties of American military in the war in Iraq. More than 100,000 Iraqis and others, most of them civilian, have also been killed in what is now known to be an unnecessary war. But, we as a nation ... More >>
Rosemary and Walter Brasch: McGhosts and Ogoblins
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 3:43 pm | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
There are a lot of scary things in this world, but one of the scariest is that Halloween and the Presidential election are only five days apart. It’s hard to miss the parallel between tricks-and-treats and the promises-and-panderings of politicians masquerading ... More >>
One Reasonable Way to Stop the Financial Freefall
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 6:56 pm | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
It was Monday evening and the phone rang—again. It was probably the fifth time in two hours. A pleasant voice said she was from the—oh that really doesn’t make any difference. Both presidential candidates have volunteer minions on the phones ... More >>
Rosemary and Walter Brasch: No News is Bad News
Monday, 1 September 2008, 10:51 am | Rosemary and Walter Brasch
During the time that Bill Clinton was rocking the Democratic convention, ABC, CBS, and Fox were showing re-runs, NBC was showing the second hour of "America's Got Talent," and the CW was showing the second season finale of "Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious." More >>