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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. ...

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 ...

In Aghanistan, the mission failure is complete

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 ...

Census numbers show shrinking rural districts

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 ...

School masks spur state fights

As students prepare for the fall semester and COVID-19 cases tick up, school mask rules are fast becoming the latest front in the war over pandemic policy.Lawmakers are proposing state laws to govern mask policy, while angry parents pack school board meetings and clash over rules intended to ...

It should be mandated for teachers to be vaccinated

According to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, close to 90% of teachers in the country have received COVID-19 vaccines, an infinitely sensible action to take, considering that many will soon be entering classrooms with children who have either not yet been vaccinated or are under age ...