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RFK Jr.: Weighing the bad with the good

The intrigue posed by Donald Trump's selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services is growing acute. Kennedy, the namesake of a famous dad and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, began 2024 as a Democratic candidate for president. Denied a chance ...

The long-lost village that refuses to die

The columnist's initial reaction to viewing the drought at Yough Lake, east of Uniontown on Route 40, was to think of the recent NASA snapshots of the Mars surface: Like Mars, this tiny slice of Somerset County is, for the moment at least, flat, rocky, and reddish. Then there is the old arched ...

Teens share words of thanks

Since my first year of writing Ask Mary Jo, I’ve dedicated the Thanksgiving column to teens’ words. These expressions of gratitude are from teens at our Common Ground Teen Center. I wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday! Aujalae 17: I am thankful for many things, but one thing mostly ...

OP-ED: The Trump way of scene-stealing

If there is one thing Donald Trump understands, it's that government, like a good movie, demands quick takes. In Trump-world, no scene runs longer than two minutes. Were it otherwise, the patrons – in this case, that means all of us – would look elsewhere for entertainment. The buzz ...

OP-ED: The Trump way of scene-stealing

If there is one thing Donald Trump understands, it's that government, like a good movie, demands quick takes. In Trump-world, no scene runs longer than two minutes. Were it otherwise, the patrons – in this case, that means all of us – would look elsewhere for entertainment. The buzz ...

Two who placed their faith in democracy

Franklin Roosevelt accepted the nomination of his party in June 1936 for a second term as president with a speech that has special meaning today. In 1936, the United States was still trying to find its way out of the most calamitous economic crisis in its history. The stock market crash of ...