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Bailey Park work at a standstill

HereĢƵ the skinny on Bailey Park:Odds are our beautiful little gem of a ballpark will not be ready for play this spring or summer.For those who haven’t been paying attention: for decades Bailey Park was a focal point of sports in Uniontown. Football. Mush ball. Marbles. (Look the last two ...

TrumpĢƵ highly taxing tax pan

Donald Trump needs a real legislative victory.He hasn’t had any yet.So, heĢƵ proposing massive tax cuts that he feels will be tantalizing enough to gain robust congressional support.ThereĢƵ a fair amount of speculation that the idea of slashing corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 15 ...

The shoe is on the other foot

My vote for the toughest job in America is a Congressional Republican who holds a town hall meeting.Those things are getting downright nasty.By nasty, I mean, Republicans are encountering the kinds of vicious, verbal backlash that Democrats faced eight years ago – but far worse.Of course, ...

‘Good death’ concept slowly gaining acceptance

My wife was very ill; 10 years earlier she had been diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy, chemo and radiation treatment. Miraculously, she survived.Now, she was sick again; we weren’t exactly sure what was wrong. For months and months she had suffered ...

Trump pulls huge flip-flop

“Again, to our very foolish leader, do not attack Syria -- If you do many very bad things will happen and from that fight the U.S. gets nothing.''--Donald J. Trump, Reality TV host, 9:20 a.m., Sept. 5, 2013Life is easy for some reality show hosts.They can spout off easy answers to complex ...

It’s time for Trump’s report card

President Trump is getting his first report card today on his 80th day in office.By the way, I’m not grading him on a curve.Here goes!Effective Communications (Reading, Writing and Oral) Grade D-HereĢƵ why.Trump scores poorly in the areas of “Comprehends Fiction,” and “Reads orally ...