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Jack_Hughes

Fortunately, here in Southwestern Pennsylvania, hail is an infrequent occurrence with most of us only seeing those little round ice balls on one or two occasions per year. Not so just off the Front Range of the Rockies or the Pacific Northwest were it is a much more frequent visitor with annual ...

Rain, rain, go away

Too little and itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a drought, too much and itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a flood. And this year, like last year, the rains have been relentless, especially in the middle part of our country.Flooding began in March from heavy snow melt and early rains in the Upper Midwest and slowly the flooding kept spreading down ...

Summer right around the corner

With the warm weather, thundershowers and a bit of humidity this past week, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ not too early to take a peek at the coming summer months.The danger of frost and freeze are probably over and many folks have started their summer planting, although I have seen temperatures of 32 degrees and ...

The best exercise as we age

As a former marathon runner and an almost daily runner for decades, I have pounded a lot of pavement. I ran my last marathon at age 50 and gradually phased out running by age 60.What takes the place of something you loved to do for a significant portion of your life?For me quitting, the running ...

Weather radar for everybody

My first automobile was a 1940 black, four-door Chevrolet that had been painted by hand with a brush and cost me $50. After getting my license, we were ready for the road. Nearby Ohio was calling with Lake Geneva, girls, dance halls and 3.2% beer. After crossing into Ohio from the Pennsylvania ...

The merry month of May

I love May.I was born in May and my wife Diane and I share a common May birth date. It is beautiful time of the year in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The damp and dreary days of late winter and early spring are over and the increased daylight brings a lot of sunshine that quickly warms the earth ...