After an eight-year tour in Washington, D.C., where he worked as a writer and communications consultant, Purcell returned to his home town of Pittsburgh, PA, land of friendly, down-to-earth people. He spends his days in blue jeans pecking away on his laptop in a coffee shop. Purcell's weekly column, now in its 15th year, is syndicated by Cagle Cartoons to hundreds of publications and Web sites nationally and internationally. It has been featured on the Rusty Humphries Show, the Laura Ingraham Show and the Rush Limbaugh Show, as well as other radio programs in Canada and the U.S. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TomPurcell http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TomPurcell TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Wed, 15 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT Wed, 15 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I don't know who they are, but I've got to hand it to them. I'm too cynical to do what they do. I speak of the Americans who, every year, donate money to pay down America's national debt. The Bureau of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TomPurcell/2013/05/15/hey-big-spenders-n1596665 e9509e0b-a2d4-4bb3-bf80-4fa12b956511 Wed, 15 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT Students, faculty, family members and friends, it is my great honor to deliver your commencement speech today. It is my opinion that our society must take every opportunity to praise our young people for their hard... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TomPurcell/2013/05/14/speech-to-the-best-graduating-class-ever-n1593827 cdddb3dd-74ce-4fd0-8389-6ec98dd56951 Tue, 14 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT Boy, are accountants going through a rough patch now -- even rougher than we taxpayers are.Despite software that has greatly simplified tax preparation, American accountants suffer a host of daily aggravations.They're... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TomPurcell/2011/04/12/tax-time_miseries 28405e4f-47ce-40e4-93d6-b9affa5abce8 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:01:00 GMT Get this: Rich folks aren't feeling very rich.Reuters reports that a Fidelity Investments survey found 42 percent of more than 1,000 Americans who have at least $1 million in assets aren't feeling very wealthy.They say... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TomPurcell/2011/03/29/why_the_rich_dont_feel_rich 95b890c7-0906-438a-841d-665a9b424c47 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:03:30 GMT