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J. Veech: hot, hardy and harassed

On the theory that itĢƵ good to look back, here is a story of one James Veech of Uniontown, lawyer, businessman, and, in the first summer of the American Civil War, one of three men appointed by the governor of Pennsylvania to ensure that volunteer militias were paid on time and in the right ...

A message from Mr. COVID-19

Hello!My name is COVID-19, and I’d like to kill you.Today, though, I’ve come to give you a little advice.I’ve heard some of you don’t want to get vaccinated because you believe in “personal freedoms,” and some balderdash about that U.S. Constitution.I’ve never read your ...

J. Veech: hot, hardy and harassed

On the theory that itĢƵ good to look back, here is a story of one James Veech of Uniontown, lawyer, businessman, and, in the first summer of the American Civil War, one of three men appointed by the governor of Pennsylvania to ensure that volunteer militias were paid on time and in the right ...

One small step for billionaires

<em>“Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings ... wheeled and soared and swung ... Put out my hand and touched the face of God.” – </em><em>High Flight, by poet John Gillespie ...

Feeling old, pappy? Get it in gear

Indulge me a moment as I engage in some idle sports idolatry: In 1957, Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox slugger, batted an American League-best .388.Can you guess his batting average for the second half of the ’57 season – from the first game after the all-star break to the last pitch in ...

Finding cures you don’t seek

I was just minding my own business last Saturday morning.At least I thought I was.I happened to be watching one of those public affairs/newsmaker programs on a certain cable news network when they broke for commercials (12 of them lasting five solid minutes).Yet, it wasn’t the number of ...