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Textbook History IV: Universal Automotive Trends.

The Textbook History columns were a joy to write, and I’m appreciative of the comments, but I want to be sure to emphasize they are designed to be informational and hopefully interesting – not instructional. My wife jokes that I told her, “If it doesn’t start, find a brick and beat ...

Peanut Butter Soup

In 1975, a brand new school facility opened in New Stanton, the culmination of years of planning and establishing vocational and technical programs and personnel. The school, which became Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center, began in several warehousing buildings a few years ...

New YearĢƵ memories

I thank the good Lord constantly for my long-term memory; short-term, well, that needs some work. But one recollection of many years ago involves my relationship with the ĢƵ. At one time, the newspaper had a feature called “Junior Reporter Club,” and they accepted and ...

Reflection: Making steel

I’ve been blessed in so many ways, it would be impossible to list them. But one of the primary blessings would be living years past retirement and having the time to remember the good times and the not so good ones, throughout what my buddy Nick labels as “a life well lived.” My dad ...

Needles

As long as I can remember, my parents had a live, short-needled tree for Christmas, and it would never come from a kiosk along the road dedicated to the season. Dad seemed to always come up with a co-worker who raised trees on his lot or someone that needed one cut down. I can remember a ...

Ike The Riveter: A WWII Story

Probably everyone in this country old enough to remember any snippet of the World Wars would agree, the period was frightening and confusing with constant fear for the lives of our military forces as well as concern for our homeland. I can remember clearly when Pearl Harbor was attacked and ...