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Rewriting ReaganĢƵ History

Ask any Republican and they’ll tell you thereĢƵ only been one perfect president in the history of the Republic – Ronald Reagan.That St. Ronnie never raised taxes – except when he did in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987.They’ll try to convince you that Reagan would’ve never given ...

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Back on May 15, 1970, a local newspaper carried a front-page story about the progress being made for the “New Laurel Shopping Mall,” that was under construction across the road from the Connellsville Airport on Route 119.It was reported that “thousands of pine trees” had been leveled ...

Sarah Palin should be impeached

LetĢƵ Impeach Sarah Palin!I never thought I’d ever say this, but maybe itĢƵ time for Sarah Palin to use all of the powers of her political office to singlehandedly impeach President Obama.WhatĢƵ that?She doesn’t have a political office?Then, perhaps, she should SHUT UP!All she has to ...

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One item I’ve found didn’t have a direct tie to Uniontown, except that it appeared on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald 93 years ago today.“’Why worry' author ends his own life,'' read the July 21, 1921 headline.Apparently a noted lecturer and orator from Northern Indiana ...

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Throughout the 2014 baseball season, the Pittsburgh Pirates are paying tribute to Ralph Kiner, the six-time All-Star slugger who played in Pittsburgh from 1946 until 1953.Kiner, who died last February at the age of 91, was also a legend in the broadcast booth. While he was the voice of two ...

Where did all the phone booths go?

I was watching the 1966 movie "Blow-Up'' the other night, and I saw one of the characters engage in an activity that may have seemed peculiar to todayĢƵ teenagers.A London photographer, played by David Hemmings, stepped into a phone booth, and he made a telephone call.He did it without using ...