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There was a time, I’m told, that young children, exasperated by their “overbearing” parents, would entertain notions of “running away with the circus.”Imagine the surprise that greeted UniontownĢƵ newspaper readers when they opened their editions of the Morning Herald on April 25, ...

Conservatives say the dumbest things

<em>“The best way to improve economic prospects for women is to improve job prospects for the men in their lives, even if that means increasing the so-called pay gap."</em>-- Conservative activist and anti-feminist, Phyllis Schlafly'Phyllis Schlafly Speaks – ...

Lyndon JohnsonĢƵ legacy lives on

Have you heard that r-r-r-r-r-ing sound lately? ItĢƵ Lyndon Johnson spinning in his grave.His greatest presidential achievement, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, was honored last week at the LBJ Library in Texas.All five of the living U.S. presidents made their pilgrimage to pay their respects ...

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While the 1920ĢƵ have been characterized as “The Roaring Twenties,” because there was widespread social, technological, and economic growth across the country, lawlessness, too, was rampant.According to a headline on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald on April 15, 1929, “14 ...

GOP won’t give any kudos to Obama

Have you heard the news? Obamacare has been replaced by something called The Affordable Care Act.Thanks to their exuberant disinclination to willingly accept anything with President ObamaĢƵ name attached to it, Republicans are having to go back to their “doomsday” drawing boards.The word ...

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ItĢƵ April FoolĢƵ Day Eve.I sure hope you have that bird in the oven, and your finest April FoolĢƵ Day attire laid out for the frivolity that comes each year on April 1.Of course, I’m not being entirely serious.April FoolĢƵ Day doesn’t exactly rank up there in annual importance with ...