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A long time coming: a coal surge

During his campaign for president in 2016, Donald Trump promised to revive U.S. coal mining. "You watch what happens," he said. "If I win, we're going to bring these miners back." Of course it didn't happen. When he left office in January 2021, U.S. coal mining employment was down 24%, while ...

Super Bowl LVIII isn’t over ’til I say itĢƵ over

The National Football LeagueĢƵ 104th season proved professional football is more popular than ever. When I first became aware of pro football back around 1960, there were only 13 NFL teams. Those 13 teams only played 12 games each. There are now 32 NFL teams. And they each play 17 ...

Aging Joe may need a campaign jolt

Too bad for Joe Biden: well-meaning but old, doddering, and forgetful, unable to recall even the year his son Beau died. That's how the president was recently portrayed by special Department of Justice counsel Robert K. Hur. A Trump-appointed federal prosecutor assigned by Attorney General ...

Democracy and the problems of news

My ideal of a reporter was David Broder. Starting at the Washington Star, Broder eventually landed with the Washington Post (after the Star folded). A reporter of legendary renown, he showed up one evening in New Castle, where yours truly was a novice with the news. Broder brought with him a ...

Why are we getting bombarded with some TV ads?

ItĢƵ that time again. Super Bowl 58, er LVIII is heading our way. That means those of us who’ll watch that big (overhyped) event will get treated to some spectacular TV spots costing advertisers an estimated $7 million per 30-second ad. I hope I don’t disappoint you when I tell you ...

Excuse this beating of a dead horse

You've heard - or read - this before: South Union Township and the city of Uniontown should get together to develop, eh, redevelop, Bailey Park. That is, greater Bailey Park. What is "greater Bailey Park?" That would be Bailey Park plus the fabulous new indoor soccer facility which South Union ...