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Dems may be too late with projects

In politics, timing is everything. Democrats have a timing problem.At issue is the rollout of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure program passed by bipartisan votes in Congress, but whose journey through the congressional meat grinder was largely engineered by Democrats, including the Biden White ...

La La Land to us, ‘That’s all, folks’

“Can a wifeĢƵ love withstand the torments of lifelong sacrifice,” blazed the movie advertisement for “Courage.” “Will loyalty to a husband, imprisoned for life, last when there are others who offer love?”Meanwhile, the Main Theater in Uniontown offered “The Invisible Power,” ...

Biden should lean on JFK example

Thursday of last week marked 58 years since John Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, outside of Washington, D.C. HeĢƵ buried on the hillside just below the Custis-Lee Mansion, with its commanding view of the capital city.Eight months (or, since stories vary, maybe it was ...

West Virginia’s Huff played to win

Sam Huff died last week. If that name means nothing to you, then you’re not of a certain age.The son of a West Virginia coal miner, Huff was a bruising, All-American line backer at West Virginia University in the 1950s. He played professionally with the New York (football) Giants and the ...

The Nazis (big) lied their way to top

Thomas Childers, a great writer that you’ve probably never heard of, has composed a disturbing book, though how could it be otherwise?The book is about Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler.I highly recommend it. Give it as a Christmas present. ItĢƵ not cheering, of course; itĢƵ dismal reading. ...

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 ...