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An Oasis Survives
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An Oasis Survives
And now for a little good news. We could do with it. And the news is that a sliver of green, a tiny urban oasis in Manhattan, has survived after a ...
A Slippery Slope
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A Slippery Slope
The parade saluting the U.S. Army's 250th birthday went ahead and the rain pretty much held off. And that was good. The idea of a parade for such a...
Only The Beginning 
Opinion
Only The Beginning 
On its web page, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has a notice aimed at any and all who might be considering a career with the federal ...
Own Goal
Opinion
Own Goal
It's fair to say that soccer fans in the U.S. and around the world are looking forward to the World Cup next year. The 2026 competition will be the...
Nerves On Edge
Opinion
Nerves On Edge
The official portrait of Secretary of State Marco Rubio has the man smiling. Most photos of him in news reports of late shows him looking very seri...
One Hundred Days
Opinion
One Hundred Days
President Trump marked one hundred days in office on Tuesday. Lest anyone has been asleep for the five score day period we can safely assert that e...
Requiescat in Pace Pope Francis
Opinion
Requiescat in Pace Pope Francis
Pope Francis took his leave from us Easter Monday, hours after delivering his "Urbi et Orbi" Easter blessing to a packed St. Peter's Square. It was...
In For The Long Haul
Opinion
In For The Long Haul
Tariffs aren't going away anytime soon. That's the view of Tánaiste Simon Harris who was in Washington last week where he met with, among others, U...
EDITORIAL: Tit For Tat Hurting Everyone
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Tit For Tat Hurting Everyone
Perhaps it's a good thing that President Trump has not appointed a new U.S. Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland as some have urged. Had he done so, ...
EDITORIAL: Taxes on the Road to Reunification
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Taxes on the Road to Reunification
Back on March 12, as Taoiseach Micheál Martin sat with a fixed smile on his face in the Oval Office and President Trump did most of the talking, it...
EDITORIAL: No Irish Spring
Opinion
EDITORIAL: No Irish Spring
"The list of potential tripwires to disaster was lengthy and, to Martin’s officials, terrifying. I have never seen such obvious stress as I saw on ...
EDITORIAL: A Bad Hand Well Enough Played
Opinion
EDITORIAL: A Bad Hand Well Enough Played
Taoiseach Micheál Martin came and went. On his own steam. He duly delivered the bowl of shamrock and could probably pat himself on the back for avo...

 



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