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Did You Know?

There are times when I come across answers to questions I never really pondered.My usual reply is, “Oh, yeah. That makes sense. I never really thought of that before.”The Uniontown Evening Standard printed an article on its sports pages 72 years ago today, that, at first, didn’t strike me ...

Another headache for Republicans

Well, it looks like the Republican Party has a lot of second-guessing to do. VirginiaĢƵ 7th District, seven-term House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor, is now heading for the unemployment line come next January.Gee, I wonder if he’ll try to extend those long-term unemployment benefits before ...

Did You Know?

In the “My, How Things Have Changed,” category (something I just made up on the fly), I’ve found a few old newspaper items that would seem mighty odd if they were printed today.On June 7, 1941, was an advertisement for the movie “The Great American Broadcast” that used the phrase ...

LetĢƵ impeach Charles Krauthammer

Fox News has a brand-new enemy -– beards.According to one of the co-hosts of the oft fact bereft Fox & Friends -– Brian Kilmeade -– Sgt. Bowe BergdahlĢƵ father, Robert, has a beard that makes him appear to be a Taliban sympathizer.“I mean, he says he was growing his beard ...

Joe the PlumberĢƵ words of wisdom?

On Oct. 12, 2008, Samuel Wurzelbacher confronted Sen. Barack Obama while he was on a campaign stop in Wurzelbacher's Ohio neighborhood.Wurzelbacher asked, “I’m getting ready to buy a company that makes $250,000 to $280,000 a year. Your new tax planĢƵ going to tax me more, isn’t ...

Did you know?

I’ve frequently mentioned the baseball legends who’ve displayed their enormous talents on local ball fields.Dizzy Dean, Honus Wagner, Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, the Homestead Grays, the Pittsburgh Crawfords, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants have all delighted local baseball ...