 Last Wednesday, President Trump went on a tirade unlike any in the recorded history of Twitter. (If there is such a thing)He unleashed a chorus of 140 tweets and retweets that some observers may interpret as a man with a guilt-ridden conscience.Who am I kidding?I’m that observer.Anybody, ...
Many years ago, in the middle of a spat over a presidential nomination, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt leaned in from the sidelines.The wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt said she found watching the back-and-forth between the candidates “a little painful” inasmuch as “men in the heat of ...
 President Trump isn’t driving news cycles these days - no matter how hard he tries.He’s a mere bystander, because his impeachment is revving up, and associated developments are sapping him of his usual ability to engage in shenanigans.That’s got to be troublesome for Trump.As the ...
If you’re not a fan, you probably aren’t aware that this year’s girls basketball team at Laurel Highlands has been on the receiving end of quite a few lopsided defeats.There have been games - too many to count - in which the Fillies have scored in single digits.In what was the worst ...
The Middle East is on fire.It’s been on fire for a very long time.Our president, though, thought it might be of some value to perform an assassination.It backfired.First, a little background.Most Americans can’t even find Iran on a map.A recent Morning Consult and Politico poll indicates ...
It would be remiss of me, while on the topic of the Connellsville Coke Region, to fail to mention the centennial of the death of Henry Clay Frick.Frick, a native West Overton, was a little shy of 70 when he died at his palatial Fifth Avenue home in New York City.Having amassed one of the ...