Political Writings Archive

• MITT LOSING HIS MOJO & NEWT’S SURVIVAL2January 26, 2012

  MITT LOSING HIS MOJO & NEWT’S SURVIVAL

  “The Romney campaign could fix itself, one supposes, but today it mirrors the hulk of a cruise ship off the...

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• CUBAN PRIDE & PREJUDICE: ‘To Tell the Truth….’1January 11, 2012

  CUBAN PRIDE & PREJUDICE: ‘To Tell the Truth….’

  “…many well-meaning Americans have little or no idea what events have been taking place in Cuba and the rest of...

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• Mr. Goodson: Politics in Shadow of Jamestown0November 2, 2011

  Mr. Goodson: Politics in Shadow of Jamestown

  (Foreword: We recently came across an editorial in the Newport News (Va.) Daily Press in which the newspaper strongly endorsed...

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• LOWER TIDMARSH & BEYOND0September 28, 2011

  LOWER TIDMARSH & BEYOND

  BY NORMAN M. COVERT    (Frederick, Md.) – Interesting that the Obama Administration decided not to quarrel with the U. S. Eleventh...

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• ‘Peacenik’ in My Time: Why Now?1March 24, 2011

  ‘Peacenik’ in My Time: Why Now?

  By NORMAN M. COVERT Not even a priest could tell me if I”ve committed a mortal sin in recent days....

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• Froth off mug: No ‘Beer Summit’ by Mr. Boh0March 17, 2011

  Froth off mug: No ‘Beer Summit’ by Mr. Boh

  By Norman M. Covert “Mr. Boh” gave Maryland a pretty good beer and the moniker, “The Land of Pleasant Living.”...

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• Gut feeling: Radical Islam and crude oil ready to rumble0March 11, 2011

  Gut feeling: Radical Islam and crude oil ready to rumble

  By Norman M. Covert It isn’t love. This “rumbly in my tumbly” can probably be attributed to gas. Not that...

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• Failing to Read Tea Leaves, Maryland Touts Gay Marriage, Marijuana, Gun Control0March 3, 2011

  Failing to Read Tea Leaves, Maryland Touts Gay Marriage, Marijuana, Gun Control

  By Norman M. Covert Folks are bitter and I’m one of the restless citizens.  We keep clinging to our guns...

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• Roy Redux … and the days were fun1February 7, 2011

  Roy Redux … and the days were fun

  By Norman M. Covert   (Editor’s Note: We offer a “two-fer” with this article written in answer to readers’ questions about...

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• Sarah Isn’t Spiro: It’s all in the sayin’0January 31, 2011

  Sarah Isn’t Spiro: It’s all in the sayin’

  By NORMAN M. COVERT Former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin sets off a fire storm wherever she goes, whatever she says...

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