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Something’s brewing, and it ain’t good

It seems more and more people are acting and talking crazy. ItĢƵ pretty dangerous stuff.Example: Before a vote last week by the Uniontown Area School Board to require student mask-wearing, to help stop the spread of a variant of the COVID-19 virus, a parent told the board, “This whole ...

Don’t you just despise ‘card services?’

Robocaller: “Hello. I’m calling from Card Services.”Me: “Click!”Admittedly, I can’t see them, but show of hands: Who just loves getting those kinds of calls?What about those inquiries about your carĢƵ warranty?I’m certain nobodyĢƵ hand just went up. (If yours did, you can put ...

Strike unites would-be antagonists

Down Alabama way, a coal miners’ strike, now in its fourth month, echoes strikes in the coal fields of Western Pennsylvania in the 20th century.ItĢƵ eerie, and sad. Strangely, itĢƵ also hopeful.The strike by 1,100 members of the United Mine Workers at the Warrior Met coal mine in ...

The Great Owens Family Mask Mandate

I came here today to discuss “The Great Owens Family Mask Mandate of 2021.”It is as follows: You must be wearing a mask when you knock on the Owens family door on Oct. 31. PERIOD. Full stop.I don’t care if you’re dressed as Spiderman, Superman, a Witch, or Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz ...

The hard choices presidents make

President BidenĢƵ meeting with the families of the 13 service members killed by ISIS-K terrorists at the Kabul airport during the recent airlifts out of Afghanistan was difficult, we are told.“Don’t forget that name,” said the father of one of the young Marines who died in the car ...

Just a jab away?

He should have known better.Our most recent ex-president flew into the belly of the anti-vaxxer beast – Alabama – and he let the folks down there know heĢƵ gotten a jab or two.“I recommend, take the vaccines. I did it. ItĢƵ good. Take the vaccines,” Mr. Trump announced during a ...