The formal term for what the Trump Cult has visited upon the Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, is “blood libel.” Although foreigners and outsiders have doubtless been blamed for everything from droughts and floods to outbreaks of disease throughout human history, conspiracists have traditionally blamed Jews.
VERDUN, Quebec – Is it time to Be Like Joe?
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been seeing a guy for the past four months, and while things started well, I’m still unsure of where I stand in his life. We live in different cities, so our relationship has been long-distance, making it even harder to figure out what’s happening between us.
Donald Trump is making immigration a major theme of his campaign of fear and grievance, and his prime example is Springfield, Ohio – 45 miles west of Columbus, the state capital. There, he claims, newcomers from Haiti are stealing and eating local pets.
My husband, Peter, had never had a cat before we adopted Felix, and Felix is taking full advantage of this.
CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – In the days before Vice President Kamala Harris came here, on Friday the 13th, some Trump supporters in this northeastern Pennsylvania town speculated that she would have trouble attracting a big crowd to her rally.
Dear Doctors: A few weeks ago, one side of my dad’s face became paralyzed. He couldn’t close his left eye, and the left side of his mouth wouldn’t work. We thought it was a stroke, but the ER doctors said it is Bell’s palsy. They said it eventually goes away. What causes it?
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have recently become part of a new social cooking group, and while I have been enjoying the sense of community and shared passion for food, I have noticed that some members have been sharing my recipes and personal cooking techniques online without my consent, just changing up details like switching basil leaves to onions. While I appreciate their enthusiasm and excitement about my creations, I value my privacy when it comes to my recipes. I would like to find a way to address this issue with the group without making it a big deal.
Being of Irish Catholic descent, I’ve always been basically pro-immigrant. All eight of my great-grandparents were born in that country, and my family taught me to consider myself “Irish” before American.