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Uniontown misses out on Big Mac Museum

(Editor's note: This column originally appeared in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in September of 2007. Jim Delligatti died last week).Last week, there was a celebration heard ‘round the world. McDonaldÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, as part of the 40th year celebration of the creation of the Big Mac, trumpeted the opening of ...

Electoral College being called into question again

Chances are you’ve never heard of James McErlane of Chester County or Elstina Pickett of Bradford County. The same goes for Patricia Poprik of Bucks County and Andrew Reilly of Delaware County.There is no reason you should, though their role in this yearÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ presidential election is crucial. ...

Remembering assassination of JFK

Donald TrumpÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ election to the presidency might — might — be a turning point in history. We know the assassination of John F. Kennedy was. JFK was cut down in Dallas, Texas, in November 1963 — 53 years ago this month.KennedyÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ death was a searing event for millions of Americans. My ...

TrumpÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ nonexistent popular vote lead

I keep reading that Donald Trump is now leading in the popular vote.He isn’t.He never has led.According to some legitimate vote-counters, Hillary Clinton may end up with as many as two million more votes than Trump.Yet, one fake news web site claims that, “FINAL ELECTION 2016 NUMBERS: TRUMP ...

Trump needs to act presidential

Dear Donald, I know I’ve said some mighty terrible things about you over these past 18 months.Believe me, I meant every one of them!You deserved them.But since you’ll be handed the reins of the presidency in 68 short days (for those of us who didn’t support you), or 97,920 long minutes ...

Is Republican Party taking over Fayette County?

Have you heard the story of the political boss and the down-ballot candidate? The candidate was worried that all the money was going to the top of the ticket and none to him. At the top of the ticket was Franklin Roosevelt.The political boss, a Democrat, explained: “Did you ever go down to ...