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Richard_Robbins

This is not your granddaddy’s war

Though she was a homemaker, the late, great Rose Brady of Connellsville was no homebody. “Social distancing” was not her thing.Not when the mother of seven joined the nurse volunteer program at what in those days was Connellsville State Hospital. Not when she became a leader in Red Cross ...

Living life in Corona-ville

In my 20s, I received a preliminary diagnosis of diabetes. The doctor said it would take several days for test results to show for sure or not. I should go home, he said. Take it easy, he said. Don’t worry, he said.Instead of taking the doctorĢƵ advise, I fretted. Boy, did I fret. Diabetes ...

The rock and hard place of coronavirus

Those of you old enough may remember how the American war in Vietnam was summed up in the statement, “We had to destroy the town in order to save it.”In the case of coronavirus, the effort to limit its impact may be summarized this way: “We must isolate the individual in order to spare ...

Archie Mathies’ profile in courage

There are different types of courage. ThereĢƵ the “courage of your convictions.” ThereĢƵ the courage to do what is right. We’re hearing an awful lot lately about political courage. A famous book was written on the subject. ItĢƵ called Profiles in Courage.Then thereĢƵ physical ...

The county’s gun sanctuary fraud

Now that Fayette County is a gun sanctuary, what might be next? A free speech sanctuary where it really is okay to yell “fire” in a crowded theater? A measure giving drivers the right to text and drive, despite both the law and common sense?The possibilities are endless.Maybe the republic ...

Anti-fracking imperils Democrats

As sure as anything, Democrats are courting disaster. The latest example was Wednesday nightĢƵ free-for-all in Las Vegas. An independent or a dissatisfied Republican (there must be such an animal) tuning in would be forgiven if they had mistaken the ninth Democratic debate for a food fight, ...