'Fueling Our Schools', Helping Kids
The Circle K convenience store chain has come up with a terrific promotional campaign that is a great example of a company meeting its...
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Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker interviews and progressive commentary.
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Bob Gatty
Oct 31, 20171 min read
Murder by Blueberry Stem
It's Halloween today and we all are freaked out by the ghosts and goblins that are inhabiting our world. But this morning at breakfast, I...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 30, 20172 min read
Not Soy Good for You?
Everybody knows that eating soy instead of red meat for protein is good for your health, right? The "lean green protein machine," that's...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 29, 20172 min read
Hey! Got any White Out?
My wacko friend, Scott Ramminger, has been going through a rather deep period of soul searching, trying to figure out what's really...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 28, 20172 min read
Deep and Dangerous Divides
This past week, Sen. Jeff Flake, a conservative Republican from Arizona, announced in an emotional speech on the Senate floor that he...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 27, 20172 min read
Robots at Walmart?
Get used to it. Soon you will see R2-D2 type devices scurrying around the aisles of Walmart -- and probably other major retailers as well...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 24, 20173 min read
Why We're in Trouble
BY A GUEST BLOGGER — Can you name the three branches of government? How about the five rights guaranteed under the First Amendment? How...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 24, 20172 min read
Age-related Frustration
As I've gotten older, I've learned that with age comes a lot of nasty things, no matter how hard you might fight against it. Creaky...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 24, 20172 min read
Gas Station Food...Yum!
It's crazy to think food you could get from a gas station/convenience store could be yummy, right? Think again. And wait to you hear...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 21, 20172 min read
Blasphemy! Dark Chocolate is NOT a Health Food?
Just read this article from Vox.com contending that dark chocolate is not healthy for us, despite all we have heard and read -- even from...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 20, 20172 min read
Getting the Shaft
President Trump and Republicans in Congress are pushing through a federal budget resolution designed to provide the money needed to...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 19, 20172 min read
'We Honor our Fallen in America.' -- Gen. John F. Kelly
I believe President Trump deserves credit for reaching out to the families of fallen American soldiers, a task that his chief of staff,...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 19, 20171 min read
'To the Pole'
The other day I asked a pretty young woman who is about to graduate from high school what she planned to do. Was she going to college,...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 17, 20172 min read
It's All About Me
BY A GUEST BLOGGER — Any person who runs for President of the United States is, of course, interested in the power afforded by such a...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 17, 20172 min read
The Power of a Free Press
Today came a powerful example of the importance of freedom of the press. Yesterday, The Washington Post and "60 Minutes" revealed the...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 16, 20172 min read
Washington Killer Swamp Rats -- Part 2
The Washington Post/"60 Minutes" investigation into how Congress passed a new law that declaws the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 15, 20171 min read
Washington Killer Swamp Rats
As more people have died from prescription pain killer abuse than in all of the Vietnam War, a Pennsylvania Congressman who is slated to...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 14, 20172 min read
The 'Story of the Century' to Come to Life
Fifty-two years ago I walked into the Greensburg Tribune-Review newsroom one evening after covering a local government meeting and my...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 13, 20172 min read
Presidential Sabotage
Having failed to bully the Republican controlled Congress to approve what would have been disastrous legislation to repeal the Affordable...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 12, 20172 min read
The Iceman Goeth
Once upon a time in Pittsburgh, an Italian immigrant named Savierio Vendemia was an iceman. He hauled big blocks of ice to residential...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 12, 20172 min read
Easy Targets
Last week the Trump administration continued its attack on fairness and equality, this time against the elderly -- same sex spouses who...
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Bob Gatty
Oct 10, 20171 min read
Bugs Bunny Changeup
Last night we were watching the Yankees - Indians American League Division Series baseball game and I heard the play-by-play guy say...
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Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker interviews and progressive commentary.
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