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Connellsville will honor war dead

Thanks to Judy Keller, I can now put a face to a name. Years ago, I wrote about Bobby Burns. His story was told to me by Rita Smyth for a magazine article I was doing about the Connellsville Canteen of World War II.Bobby was just a kid when Rita knew him. Only a few months out of high school, ...

What’s in a rhyme

Something happened last week that gave me a great deal of anxiety.Just before going to sleep, the words, “Step on a crack and break your motherĢƵ back,” popped into my head.That set off a flurry of thoughts about the origin of that phrase, and its lack of a meaningful interpretation.To be ...

War and the battle cry of freedom

The Civil War was eight years away when a hearing convened in Uniontown to decide the fates of runaway slaves Charlotte, Liz, and Willis Greene, under the federal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.The year was 1853. The Greenes were the children of Alex and Evalina Greene, former slaves themselves who ...

Where do we go from here?

Technology is forever changing. And I’m forever struggling to keep up with it.ThatĢƵ not the first time I’ve expressed those thoughts.Back in February of 2007, I wrote a column for these pages about how modern inventions that once seemed indispensable are eventually cast aside for even a ...

Slavery and the hope for freedom

It must have been a happy occasion that at times was tinged with apprehension and even dread.Three of Alex and Evalina GreeneĢƵ seven children were visiting their parents’ home on South Street in Uniontown. And though itĢƵ uncertain how long they stayed, we do know when their visit came ...

Oh, what a tangled web we weave

George Santos tells whoppers.That would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.The 34-year-old Republican is about to become a brand-new U.S. congressman from New YorkĢƵ Third Congressional District.Unfortunately, heĢƵ already carrying a lot of baggage.Santos has difficulty proving that anything in ...