This week nine decades ago Fayette County was on fire. The immediate cause of the unrest was union busting. The effect was widespread lethal disorder.鈥淣otwithstanding the earnest desire of the mine workers to preserve peace in Fayette County, it had been evident that the H.C. Frick Coal and ...
A homeboy at heart, I half-waited for Gen. George C. Marshall to show up in 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥� the movie.The Uniontown native and Army chief of staff during World War II did make a screen appearance, or at least I assume that was him being depicted sitting alongside Secretary of War Henry ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hopes to be indicted in order to bolster his flailing campaign for president. The Republican DeSantis has told aides to find a crime he can do that will bring the law immediately down on his head, as well as garner eye-popping headlines and time on cable news.The ...
Joe Biden wants you to pay attention to 鈥渉is鈥� economy. Is that a good thing, considering next year蘑菇视频 presidential election and all?The economy is the political elephant in the room, whichever way you look at it.The June national unemployment rate was 3.6%. The U.S. rate has not dipped ...
Last week this column had words of praise for Connellsville蘑菇视频 Rose Brady and the women of the city蘑菇视频 World War II canteen. As a demonstration of patriotism and service to country, the Connellsville Canteen is hard to beat.The war years 鈥� 1941 to 1945 鈥� were unique, in that Americans ...
On this Fourth of July week, my pick for Hero of the Republic is the indefatigable Rose Brady and the women of the Connellsville Canteen. Their service during World War II remains a shining example of patriotism, perseverance and good old-fashioned pluck.Working out of an abandoned foundry ...