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The Plaza, or hanging with George

ItĢƵ too bad George Marshall never became president of the United States. If he had, Uniontown today might have a presidential library. Tourists (and scholars) would be knocking themselves silly to get here, clogging the sidewalks, spending money.Alas, Marshall was never commander-in-chief. ...

For better or for worse

A lot of mileage has been gotten for comedians about marriage. And a lot of money has been had by counselors for trouble spots. The vows we know: for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer and any combination thereof. These are the basics known across our cultural ...

The right attitude

In 1980, I was making $18,000 a year with no significant benefits. That year we were driving a built-in-Westmoreland County, diesel Volkswagen because it got over 40 miles to the gallon. We were buying a house for around $70K that was all electric. Because we couldn’t afford an all electric ...

Analysts are still poring over newly released U.S. Census data, but itĢƵ clear that PennsylvaniaĢƵ more rural and conservative electoral districts are shrinking, while its more left-leaning regions continue to grow.The results will affect the state for a decade to come, with the General ...

The trillion-dollar project to plant Western democracy in a Muslim nation historically fabled for driving out imperial intruders has crashed and burned after 20 years, and the Taliban are suddenly back in power.After investing scores of billions in training and arming a force of 350,000 Afghani ...

The call of all

Think of all the titles that are bandied about: president, governor, senator, ambassador, judge, coach, captain, general, supervisor, manager, C.E.O, chef, doctor, professor, Mr., Mrs., and the list could go on. Titles and their positions have inherent responsibilities. They mostly deal with ...