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A few years ago my sister Lori thought a bird feeder would me a perfect Mother's Day gift for our mom.Lori got that one right because Mom gets hours and hours of enjoyment watching nature unfold in her backyard. The feeder is shaped like a small porch swing, which hangs from a Rose of Sharon ...

“The Show” plays on … virtually

I've been riding my bike a lot of late with the decent weather and, when not on the look out for automobiles and potholes as I cruise around the streets of Connellsville, I try to come up with story ideas to help get us all through this lack of sporting events.Though, hope might be on the ...

How much do you know about March Madness?

If you're like me, you'd be all caught up in the second weekend of March Madness.Or, if you're like my mom, you'd be wondering why the Young & the Restless isn't on again. Mom's been watching the exploits of Victor Newman and the Y&R gang since its inception, so it ...

Fifty years in the making

Starting with Brian Lohr, the nephews have been making their Super Bowl predictions for nearly two decades now. Brian made his first pick as a third-grader and is now a preschool teacher. Brian is going with the Kansas City Chiefs, 33-27, on the reasoning Patrick Mahomes is on fire and it's ...

It’s only cheating if you get caught

Seems oddly appropriate MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred brought the hammer down on the Houston Astros for cheating at this time of the year.'Tis tax season for many people and it's more likely than not some of America's taxpayers will find a way to fudge -- or out-and-out cheat -- on their ...

Christmas list found and revealed

I was handling my daily (sometimes twice, often three times) chore of clearing out the junk mail in my email accounts (otherwise I'd have a thousand by the end of the week), when I came across a few interesting entries as I was hitting blanket delete.Somehow, internet servers crossed and my ...