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Goodell’s comments hard to believe

Back in the 1990s, talk show host Phil Donahue went to court in an effort to broadcast the live execution of a convicted murdered in North Carolina.Donahue lost his case in the North Carolina Supreme Court. He merely wanted to televise how states methodically snuff-out the lives of death row ...

So, where’s my slide rule?

<em>"A society's competitive advantage will come not from how well its schools teach the multiplication and periodic table, but from how well they stimulate imagination and creativity."</em><strong>- Albert Einstein, May 12, ...

Fame comes and goes with time

Just off ScottdaleÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ main street sits a small monument which most people, I dare say, pass without notice. The monument pays tribute to a pioneer of early aviation, native son James DeWitt Hill.Old Orchard Beach, Maine, sparkled beneath a late summer sun. The Atlantic Ocean rolled in gentle ...

The price of being a genius

It is both tragic and common that genius might be accompanied by self-destruction.Robin Williams was a troubled soul long before he committed suicide last week. His battle with demons were well-documented.Williams was a force of nature; an original, whose peers marveled at his ability to draw ...

Uniontown team won national title in 1959

Fifty-five years ago this August a Uniontown team won a national championship. Not since 1927, when Uniontown High School won a mythical national championship in basketball, had a local team reached so high.No city, county or regional team has done as well since.This team of note was sponsored ...

Tapes reveal ugly side of Nixon

"People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."President Richard Nixon, Nov. 17, 1973Richard Nixon may not have been a crook, but he was something far worse – a scoundrel.His presidential accomplishments were significant.Nixon normalized relations ...