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Bob Gaydos is a veteran of 40-plus years in daily newspapers. He began as police reporter with The (Binghamton, N.Y.) Sun-Bulletin, eventually covering government and politics as well as serving as city editor, features editor, sports editor and executive editor. He was also managing editor of the Evening Capital in Annapolis, Md. He retired from daily newspapering in 2007 after 29 years with the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, N.Y., where he was Sunday/features editor and, for 23 years, editorial page editor. He won numerous awards for his editorials from the New York Newspaper Publishers Association and The Associated Press and in 1992 was a finalist for The Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. Gaydos continues to write on a freelance basis, including a column on addiction. OpEd News Member for 744 week(s) and 0 day(s) 458 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 84 Comments, 0 Diaries, 4 Series, 0 Polls
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Monday, January 5, 2026The 'Peace President' Goes to War Invading Venezuela and kidnaping its president is an illegitimate act of war. 
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Saturday, January 3, 2026Wishing and predicting for 2026 It's that time of year, time for resolutions, wishes and some hopeful predictions. 
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Friday, January 2, 2026Stefanik says, 'Enough!' Elise Stefanik learned that loyalty to Trump goes only one way - up to him. She should have known better. 
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Sunday, December 28, 2025Sorry, Trump is no Jack Kennedy Sloth, pride and lust aren't Trump's only sins. Envy is ever present. 
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Monday, December 22, 2025A Trump enabler takes a step Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's chief of staff, says he has an alcoholic's personality and spoke openly of his vindictiveness. But she's no victim. She's been easing the way for him every day as an enabler. 
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025Can't someone just muzzle Trump? Sometimes it's best to just say nothing. Trump doesn't know how to do that. Republicans seem to have caught the addiction. 
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Sunday, December 14, 2025Once upon a time, in America Once upon a time, every popular singer had a TV show, every town had a newspaper and goons didnt rule the streets. 
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Friday, December 5, 2025On being not fit to be president The beauty of America is that absolutely anyone can become president. But with money playing such a role in the decision, it is also the curse of America. 
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Monday, December 1, 2025Surviving the holidays in recovery The holiday season can be challenging for people new in recovery from alcohol or food addiction. Party hosts can make it easier. Some tips. 
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Friday, November 28, 2025Did he just call her Piggy!? In insulting two female journalists and welcoming a foreign leader accused of ordering the murder of another journalist, Donald Trump further desecrated the office of the president. There is no bottom. 
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025Imagining a reasonable Rapture A non-believer looks for the possible benefits of a Rapture. 
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Friday, November 14, 2025Musk wants to be a trillionaire why? Elon Musk asked Tesla shareholders for a $1 trillion pay raise. They actually gave it to him. Greed was reportedly involved. 
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Saturday, November 8, 2025Donald Trump, frozen in time Trump lacks the basic human instinct to care about another human in distress. Empathy is nonexistent in him. He doesn't know it and he doesn't care. 
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Thursday, November 6, 2025Justice X three = A win for Democrats In a microcosm of the national election results, a Democrat overcame Republican trickery to win a town judge seat in slightly upstate New York. Voters flipped the town board, too. 
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Sunday, November 2, 2025Gambling replacing alcohol for young adults Survey showing a significant decrease in alcohol consumption also shows a significant increase in gambling, especially among young adults, with the advent of legal sports betting. That's a problem. 
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Sunday, October 26, 2025Silence of the Republican lambs Republicans have sat by silently for 10 years while he has taken a wrecking ball to our nation. Their reasons don't matter anymore. Today they are him. 
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025Another squirrel, another nutty JD story Anytime I see a black squirrel, I will immediately start looking for some nutty thing JD Vance has done. It's magic. 
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025Shhh the children are listening The fact that leaders of the Young Republican groups across the nation casually dropped racist, antisemitic, bigoted, and cruel comments in their chats with one another probably shouldn't come as a surprise, considering whom they model their behavior on. 
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Friday, October 17, 2025Connecting the dots on Trump Some of the seemingly unrelated chaos in Trump world may not be unrelated. And it's not good news for him. Page 1 of 21 First Last Back Next 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 View All |
