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The school district mission statement = impossible

Oddly enough, if I say so myself, I鈥檝e been examining mission statements - mostly school mission statements. Most are dreary, trite, unintelligible, easily-forgotten. Here鈥檚 one such:鈥淭he mission of the ___ School District, in partnership with students, families and the community, is to ...

Still No Wall, Still No Work

During the first half of the fiscal year 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained 47 possible terrorists trying to get into the United States.Perhaps we need to build a wall 鈥 on the northern border.That鈥檚 鈥榗ause 41 of the 47 would-be terrorists were heading south from ...

A big fat ‘no’ to football consultant

Uniontown High School, falling behind in regional and state competitions, is examining the possibility of hiring a retired science teacher and a highly successful instructor in her day as a science fair consultant.鈥淲e used to dominate,鈥 said a member of the school board who鈥檚 pushing for ...

Trump to kids: Be crude and succeed

Americans don鈥檛 choose presidents to serve as role-models for children. That would be silly.No, we vote presidents into office to raise or lower taxes, to start or stop wars, to speed up or slow down those social, economic, or political movements we either support or oppose.Otherwise, we ...

Trump鈥檚 Lies of 2018 鈥 A Retrospective

聽If there鈥檚 anything that exemplifies President Trump鈥檚 presidency 鈥 it鈥檚 his lies.The Washington Post keeps a running tally of his 鈥渇alse or misleading鈥 claims.As of December 21st, they鈥檝e counted 7,546 lies in Trump鈥檚 700 days in office.And what he lacks in truthfulness, he ...

A new approach to local job creation

When the State Theater was rescued (possibly from the wrecking ball) back in the 1980s, around the same time that planning was underway for Marshall Plaza at Five-Corners in Uniontown, it occurred to some of those involved that these two - the State Theater and Marshall Plaza - could serve as ...