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WWII: the great coming together

On Veterans Day, Connellsville is the place to turn for the inspiration and the heartbreak of war. During the Big One – World War II – Connellsville modeled both.Of course, there was plenty of grousing during the war years, 1941-45, especially about conscription – the draft. But we’ll ...

Our colorful language again!

I’m beside myself with ... Hey, wait!I can’t possibly be beside myself.ThatĢƵ physiologically impossible.So is when you tell somebody to, “watch your mouth.”They’re a couple of terms Americans use in our thriving arsenal of idioms.Stuff that can’t be taken literally.Back in June, ...

Dowling crash needs further explanation

The automobile accident that has sidelined state representative Matthew Dowling of Uniontown sounds awful: traveling alone, police say, DowlingĢƵ vehicle plowed through a field before striking a tree 100 yards off a road in Upper Leacock Township in Lancaster County.It was 7 in the evening. ...

Fox News’ COVID blind spot

The death of Colin Powell meant the loss of another American hero.He was beloved and respected on all sides of AmericaĢƵ ever-widening political divide.Minutes after his death was announced, tributes filled the 24-hour news stations.Some of those tributes were tearful. All were sincere.I was ...

Colin Powell on the Vietnam War

If you were in the stateside service in the early to mid-70s – as I was – you may have noticed a certain lack of discipline and esprit de corps among the troops.Even a lowly recruit serving in the Army Reserves sensed something was wrong. Toward the tail end of basic training at Fort ...

Jon GrudenĢƵ bones aren’t racist? The rest of him Is

Jon Gruden claims he doesn’t have a racist bone in his body.ItĢƵ not his bones that got him into trouble.It was his brain and his typing fingers that landed the onetime Super Bowl-winning coach in hot water.As a result, heĢƵ now taking his coaching talents to the unemployment line.After ...