Bill White
The Morning Call
Allentown, PA, United States
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Bill White: Grammar Police and the case of the marked-up library book
A marked-up library book raises questions about grammar and whether editors should change library books, or published works including James Bond, Roald Dahl children's novels, and "Huck Finn." → Read More
Bill White: Government is more likely to help than hurt us
One of Ronald Reagan’s best applause lines was “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” I have mixed feel… → Read More
Bill White: Survivors of child sex abuse deserve better than Republicans’ playing politics
Pa. Republicans are playing politics with a proposed constitutional amendment to open a window for survivors of child sex abuse to sue their abusers. → Read More
Bill White: Take 10 seconds to make a difference in your life and in others
Mister Rogers, in accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award, asked the audience to take 10 seconds to think about someone who made a difference in their lives. → Read More
Bill White: Movies, music and Magi test your Christmas knowledge
Bill White tests the readers' knowledge of Christmas with a quiz. → Read More
Bill White: Donald Trump’s star may be fading, but others at least as dangerous are ready to take his place
Former President Donald Trump's fortunes may be fading, but the rhetoric in the most recent political contests remained at an over-the-top level. → Read More
Bill White: The real lesson from Tuesday’s elections in Pa.
The real lesson from Tuesday's election is Americans want normalcy. → Read More
Bill White: Allentown Council’s IronPigs funding decision shameful
Columnist Bill White writes that Allentown City Council made a shamefully cheap decision when it voted against giving money to renovate Coca-Cola park, home of the IronPigs baseball team. → Read More
Bill White: Toxic political ads taking over your TV
Television political ads with wild personal attacks are relentless at this time of the year. → Read More
Bill White: School book bans of anything remotely offensive or ‘woke’ are wrong
When examining literature and art written years ago it is important to view the works in the context of the times they were written and the same applies to the politics espoused by some people in our era, the writer asserts. → Read More
Bill White: Bad writing contest contenders do their worst
Bill White reveals some of the writers who finished towards the top in his annual bad writing contest. → Read More
Bill White: America must move back to political center
The American political world is dominated by loud, strident voices on the right and left but the solutions to the country's biggest problems lie in compromise, the author asserts. → Read More
Bill White: January 6 hearings reveal true patriots in GOP
Considering that the Jan. 6 hearings in Congress have been derided by some Donald Trump apologists as a partisan event, it’s amazing how many Republicans have emerged so far as patriots, at least in this context. → Read More
Bill White: Wanted: A few bad sentences from good writers
It takes a good writer to create a skillfully bad sentence. Now is the time to enter Bill White's annual contest. → Read More
Bill White: Republicans win campaign for simplest messages — Build the Wall, ‘woke’ and cancel culture
I’ve long since concluded that Republicans are much better at manipulating the language of politics than Democrats. → Read More
Bill White: Grammar Police fights crimes against the humanities
Morning Call columnist tackles the large, ugly puzzle that is the English language, discusses some common mistakes and how to correct them. → Read More
Pennsylvania and MAGA: will state move far right without Democratic governor?
Pennsylvania is one gubernatorial election away from becoming Texas. → Read More
Bill White: A reader’s pet peeve? Pet poop left unscooped
Readers vent about things that annoy them. → Read More
Bill White: Reader blasts illegal fireworks displays in the city
It’s not surprising that I still have a raft of your Pet Peeves waiting to be shared. People are cranky, with good reason. → Read More
Bill White: How well do you know Christmas trivia (including lines from ‘Home Alone’)?
It’s my Christmas Quiz, which has been informing, stumping and infuriating our readers for 20 years. → Read More