Municipal government is frequently a tale of failed attempts, of civic woe compounded by familiarity: The garbage doesn’t get picked up, the pothole doesn’t get filled in, the yard across the street remains an eyesore.For years, UniontownÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Bailey Park was pretty much neglected. Once in a ...
The house always wins, as the saying goes, but gambling has generated plenty of other winners in Pennsylvania, too.The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently reported that gambling generated an eye-opening $515 million in revenue in March, the first time revenue crossed the ...
WASHINGTON - Before an assassin in 1935 ended his dreaming and scheming, Democrat Huey Long, LouisianaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ governor-turned-senator, articulated dissatisfaction with the two major parties. A demagogue of considerable intelligence and no scruples, he said of the nationÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ binary choice:“It ...