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When I was in ninth grade, back in 1963, I witnessed a bit of local history, and it wasn’t until recently that I discovered just how “historic” it was.I was there 50 years ago today, when a group of Pittsburgh Steelers played a group of local athletes known as the “Fayette County ...

Netflix show targets political intrigue

I’ve recently learned about a Democratic Congressman whoĢƵ among the most disgusting public servants to ever take any oath of office. ThatĢƵ right, heĢƵ a Democrat. And yes, I’m about to slander him. Sue me. I don’t care.The Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives -- ...

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Did You Know?These days, I make frequent calls on a telephone that I’ve never even seen.When I drove my new Buick off the car lot last year, it came equipped with whatĢƵ known as a “hands-free” phone.All I have to do is push a button and tell it the number I’d like to call. And it ...

The Stupid Party admits it actually is stupid

I’ve always resisted calling Republicans “stupid.”I might disagree with their politics and call those Republicans who advanced them dim-witted, dunder-headed, simple-minded and other hyphenated stuff -- but never “stupid.” ThatĢƵ about to change. One of the Republican PartyĢƵ more ...

Kicking the canard down the road

The day after they gave in on the fiscal cliff, Congressional Republicans vowed to hold the line on the debt limit.They’ve already backed down. Just 22 days after some Republicans hinted they’d even go so far as to try to shut down the government rather than to pay the nationĢƵ bills -- ...

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Back on Jan. 28, 1959 there were probably a lot of skeptical newspaper readers who opened their editions of the Uniontown Morning Herald and read the headline: “Scientists See Man on The Moon in 10 Years.”Such an optimistic prediction, especially when manned-space flight was still a few ...