On Zimmerman verdict:There are uncanny echoes of the politics of Stephen Lawrence case in the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager, having assumed him to be a criminal.The prosecutors said the case was not about race. ...
When Houston was competing with a Brazilian city to be the site of a Japanese-owned plant, Houston could provide the Japanese with pertinent information about the educational attainments and other qualities of its workforce and the number of Japanese speakers in the area. The plant is in Texas ...
Members of four local Roman Catholic parishes that were recently merged into the newly formed St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Western Fayette County, are appealing to the Vatican to reopen their churches.The group includes members of Madonna of Czestochowa in Cardale, Our Lady of Perpetual Help ...
We all complain about gas prices, yet we travel out of state for vacations when there is so much history to see here in Fayette County.Can anyone tell me when the cross was erected at Jumonville or when Fallingwater was built?I enjoy traveling too, especially going to see the 9-11 monument in ...
Why should people move to Fayette County if it is so crime-infested that county commissioners Al Ambrosini and Vince Zapotosky believe a brand new prison is needed?Stanley HetzSmithfield
The Fayette County Republican Committee is hosting a picnic at 1 p.m. July 14 at the Uniontown Sons of Italy.“The picnic promises to be a time of fellowship, good eating and fun,” said Fayette County Committee Chairman Russ Rhodes.Activities include a DJ and grill-fired food. An opportunity ...