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Pirates bringing Pittsburgh together

I’ll have to admit that I haven’t paid much attention to national politics these past few days. I’ve had far more important concerns -- the Pittsburgh Pirates.I know, itĢƵ not even been a month since I wrote my “3rd Annual Homage to the Pittsburgh Pirates,” but I had no idea ...

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The ominous headline “Turnpike ‘Mania’ Killer Sought” greeted the readers of the Uniontown Evening Standard 60 years ago today.In late July of 1953, terror struck on the western end of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.That “maniac” had shot and killed two truckers on quiet stretches of the ...

John McCain shows common decency

Back in the late 1990s, I wrote a column about an experience I’d had on a street near downtown Uniontown that, for me, was perplexing.I’d completed some research at Uniontown Public Library, and I began walking home to the East End. While standing on a Fayette Street corner, I saw a man ...

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There are times when I look back at old newspapers that I’m shocked (and, at times, amused) at just how things have changed over the years.“The lewd and nude,'' was a headline I found on the front page of the July 27, 1909, edition of the Uniontown Morning Herald.It seems that a clergyman ...

They really do know how to count

Richard Cordray is now the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ThatĢƵ a big deal.The CFPB was officially formed over two years ago (on July 21, 2011), but Senate Republicans blocked CordrayĢƵ nomination, well, because they don’t like the CFPB.It was the brainchild of ...

The best team in Major League Baseball

ItĢƵ that time again. This is my third annual homage to the Pittsburgh Pirates.I’m hoping itĢƵ not me who jinxed them two years in a row. My 2011 tribute appeared here on July 25. The Pirates were tied for first place in the National League Central Division that day. Soon after, “The ...