
Dennis Delaney
CommentatorDennis Delaney is a former Republican State Senator.
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There鈥檚 a book in my library titled Whisperers by a Russian historian of the Stalin era in which everyone tells on everyone else. And I was reminded of it鈥�
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President Trump has moved a portrait of President Andrew Jackson into the Oval Office, prompting a comparison from which some intriguing similarities鈥�
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America has always had a split personality when it comes to immigration. On the one hand we have Emma Lazurus鈥� soaring verses on the base of the Statue of鈥�
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Soon after the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, President Obama gave a speech in which he called the violence 鈥渁n act of evil.鈥漈hese are words we鈥�
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A fierce fight is already underway in the United States Senate over how and when to appoint the late Justice Antonin Scalia鈥檚 successor on the Supreme鈥�
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History often teaches us good lessons if only we鈥檙e wise enough to learn from them. Some lessons affirm our American greatness; others give us pause for鈥�
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A friend of mine, a former police officer, once described the legislature while in session as a 鈥渞omper room鈥� but he said it with a grin.Beyond moments of鈥�
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I never hesitate to say what鈥檚 been the best part of my life 鈥� and I have much to choose from. But hands down, being a parent trumps everything else. My鈥�
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Her name was Emma Lazarus and she was a Jew, born in New York, in 1849. She studied literature and languages but her passion was Jewish history 鈥撯�
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There鈥檚 a new hot issue abroad in Vermont-land that鈥檚 giving me serious pause.It鈥檚 a proposal in the legislature 鈥� House Bill 215 - to fashion a long list鈥�