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Trump should be ashamed of his lies

My wife and I recently saw the (somewhat) acclaimed movie “Arrival.”In it, we witnessed 12 giant cucumber-shaped pods hovering above the earth with their shadowy inhabitants making efforts to communicate with we curious earthlings.I bought the premise. My wife, though, didn’t.The ...

Three remembered for community contributions

I suppose every town worth its salt has them: men and women who make things happen, who make a difference, who make life better, if not for all, then for many.They are, in a sense, indispensable. Without them, community life is poorer, not nearly as robust or meaningful.Uniontown has had its ...

Trump takes to Twitter to spread more lies

“If the press would cover me accurately & honorably, I would have far less reason to ‘tweet.’ Sadly, I don't know if that will ever happen!”A Tweet by President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 5.ItĢƵ sort of an unwritten rule to reserve scrutiny of new presidents during their ...

Will Mattis be another Marshall?

President-elect TrumpĢƵ nominee for Secretary of Defense, retired Marine Corps general James Mattis, is not, thank goodness, a latter day George Patton, despite what Trump says.For one thing, he appears to be far more restrained than Patton, who, after all, wouldn’t have minded fighting the ...

Uniontown misses out on Big Mac Museum

(Editor's note: This column originally appeared in the ĢƵ in September of 2007. Jim Delligatti died last week).Last week, there was a celebration heard ‘round the world. McDonaldĢƵ, as part of the 40th year celebration of the creation of the Big Mac, trumpeted the opening of ...

Electoral College being called into question again

Chances are you’ve never heard of James McErlane of Chester County or Elstina Pickett of Bradford County. The same goes for Patricia Poprik of Bucks County and Andrew Reilly of Delaware County.There is no reason you should, though their role in this yearĢƵ presidential election is crucial. ...