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Racists can’t stomach Cheerios ad

The modern computer is an amazing device. It can allow you to perform a myriad of tasks -- almost effortlessly.You can conduct commerce; engage in an ever-increasing variety of communications; listen to music; watch movies; store and retrieve all manner of information, simply by clicking a ...

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One hundred years ago tomorrow (June 11, 1913), it was reported on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald that “Floats have been built, bands secured and special arrangements made for a surprising pageant this evening at 7:45 o’clock.”An estimated 5,000 men were expected to march ...

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On this day 100 years ago, the U.S. Postal Service announced it was undertaking a new feature -- C.O.D. mail.The June 3, 1913, edition of a local newspaper carried a front-page item that outlined the mechanics of what was called “cash on delivery” service.The “cash” was would eventually ...

Fact checkers mourn Bachman’s exit

America awakened to the news last Wednesday morning -- Michele Bachmann has decided to pack it all in. ‘Twas a sad day for those of us who follow national politics, while occasionally needing brief respites of comic relief.BachmannĢƵ four terms as the Republican representative from the ...

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On this day one hundred years ago, it was reported that 155 of UniontownĢƵ 173 eighth graders were about to graduate and move into their first year at the high school.Each spring, there had always been reports of graduations around the county.What is of note, is the name of the person who ...

GOP overreaches in Obama probes

Within one week, President ObamaĢƵ White House was under siege.There are unanswered questions about Benghazi; a Justice Department that admits rummaging through the telephone records of news agencies; and word that the IRS targeted rightwing groups with enhanced scrutiny during the run-up to ...