On Nov. 18, 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and four others were killed on an airstrip in Jonestown, Guyana, by members of the Peoples Temple; the killings were followed by a night of mass murder and suicide, resulting in the deaths of more than 900 cult members.

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It is safe to assume — if safe is the appropriate word — that the chaotic efforts of the House Republicans to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker …

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For more than 40 years, it has been a joy and a privilege to write about politics for local newspapers. I got the bug — for both writing and p…