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Towns need newspapers to record their history

In July 1884, a Connellsville newspaper reporter strolled over to one of the train stations in town to watch as some recent immigrants began the long journey back to their villages and farms in the Old World.Later, the reporter spoke with J.S. McCaleb, a bank cashier and maybe the one person in ...

Republicans not on Cruz control

Republicans in Congress have serious problems.They’re called Republicans!They’d taken complete control of the U.S. House with a stunning victory in the 2010 mid-term elections.Thanks to the growing influence of the tea party, it was thought that Republicans would finally be able to thwart ...

Taylor played key role in memorial

Fred Taylor, the former state representative from Uniontown who died recently, was unceremoniously bumped from office, and I’m partially to blame. Sorry about that, Fred, you deserved better.Let me explain. During the time I was president of the committee that built the George C. Marshall ...

The rebirth of “birtherism”

“We do not have time for this kind of silliness. We’ve got better stuff to do. I’ve got better stuff to do. We’ve got bigger problems to solve.”President Obama announcing the release of his long-form birth certificate in 2011Donald Trump boasts that he knows how to “get things ...

It’s always great to stroll down memory lane

On the back of the photo are the words, “The gang on the way to play ball.”The picture is an entirely candid one, which is rare, since the vast majority of photos are posed. Only one boy, his face turned to the camera, seems to know he and his buddies are being captured on film.The point is ...

Republicans put the country to sleep

Early last Thursday morning I awoke from a nightmare in a panic.I dreamed that CNNĢƵ Jake Tapper was asking each Republican presidential debater what breakfast cereal they fancied.“All of them,” replied Dr. Ben Carson.“Cap’n Crunch,” said the ever war-minded Ted Cruz.Fortunately, it ...