Politics – Page 9 – Around the Block

Giant invasive mussel species living in New Jersey ponds

News with a Twist

Giant New Jersey Chinese mussel invasion — problem for some, opportunity for others: Restaurants; Chris Christie.

E-cigarette non-ban: Part 2

Commentary

I wanted to do a quick follow up on my column entitled, “Trump Retreats From Flavor Ban for E-Cigarettes.”

Fox News? More Like Trump’s Impeachment Shield

Commentary

A while back MSNBC had a terrific tag line: “We watch Fox News, so you don’t have to.” Before that Jon Stewart’s Daily Show provided plenty of insight (and ridiclule) into how Fox was covering their version of the “news.”

2016 Flashback: Sanders’ campaign use of Simon & Garfunkel song widely praised

Flashback News with a Twist

I thought I’d re-post an Around the Block column from 2016 about the Democratic presidential campaign and Paul Simon’s song, “America.”

Mitch McConnell claims Senate trial ‘would not lead to a removal’ of Trump if held today

Commentary

I, like anyone else who’s interested in the potential impeachment of Donald Trump, has learned that impeachment, although a political process, is handled like a legal procedure:

Commissioners call New York Times ‘fake news,’ deny library funding for digital subscriptions

Commentary

In Florida News You Can Use, not to be confused with News with a Twist, The Washington Post reported today that “librarians of Citrus County, Fla., had what seemed like a modest wish: A digital subscription to the New York Times.