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ThereĢƵ no better time to express my undying devotion to the Pittsburgh Pirates (at least until July).But had I been alive 102 baseball seasons ago, the Pirates would have been the enemy.They came to Uniontown and made minced-meat of the local Moose team by a score of 9-1 on Oct. 20, 1910.The ...

Republican still not getting the message

Many American voters believe Republicans are “scary,” “narrow-minded” and “out of touch.” I’ve been thinking those things for years, but they aren’t my words. Republicans are saying them about Republicans.According to a 98-page report commissioned by the Republican National ...

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<em>“The warmest friends and the best supporters the Constitution has do not contend that it is free from imperfections; but they found them unavoidable and are sensible… I do not think we are more inspired, have more wisdom, or possess more virtue, than those who will come ...

Mystery solved: The bartender did it

The Center for Responsive Politics estimates that a record $6 billion was raised during the 2012 presidential campaign. Yet, all it took was a bartender armed with little more than a tiny camera to counter that mountain of campaign cash.Mitt RomneyĢƵ propensity for making unforced errors kept ...

Romney has only himself to blame

The RomneyĢƵ have buried their measuring tape. You know, the one with which they wanted measure the Oval Office drapes. They’ve returned to the media spotlight.Ann Romney was appearing on the same media (albeit marginally, since it was Fox News) of which she blamed for the downfall of Mitt ...

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Last week I highlighted some of the numerous, and unsuccessful efforts George Washington made to sell his properties in Fayette County.The Library of Congress web site contains tens of thousands of WashingtonĢƵ handwritten diaries and letters which can easily be found, simply by using the ...