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Guns, guns, guns

Welcome to the second half of 2023.We crossed the halfway point (day 182) on Sunday, July 2.If the first half of the year is any indication, 2023 may be a record-breaking year.ItĢƵ something we shouldn’t take lightly.The United States of America, which worships gun ownership more than any ...

American hope and hopelessness

Last week this column had words of praise for ConnellsvilleĢƵ Rose Brady and the women of the cityĢƵ World War II canteen. As a demonstration of patriotism and service to country, the Connellsville Canteen is hard to beat.The war years – 1941 to 1945 – were unique, in that Americans ...

The ‘good ol’ days’ maybe weren’t so good

In last weekendĢƵ <em>Observer-Reporter</em>, the first part of a serial, “Main Street Murder and Mayhem,” was published. It outlines the lead-up to a killing that happened in Washington in October 1864, just days before a tense nation voted in an election that ...