I鈥檝e frequently mentioned the baseball legends who鈥檝e displayed their enormous talents on local ball fields.Dizzy Dean, Honus Wagner, Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, the Homestead Grays, the Pittsburgh Crawfords, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants have all delighted local baseball ...
On this date 98 years ago, it was reported on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald that local hotelier George Titlow had collected $150 toward the town鈥檚 first ambulance.Private subscribers were being solicited around the area who would contribute $1 each (鈥渢he maximum amount that ...
<em>鈥淲hat鈥檚 in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.鈥�</em><em>William Shakespeare, from Romeo and Juliet</em>This is that rare occasion when I quote old Bill Shakespeare.Come to think of it, I鈥檝e ...
One hundred years ago today, a clear sign spring had finally sprung, was the discovery -- of all things --of a snake. Don鈥檛 believe me?鈥淛.O. Clark captures poisonous snake alive,'' read a prominent headline on the front page of the May 12, 1914, edition of the Uniontown Morning Herald.Mr. ...
Ah, it鈥檚 spring. Or what inhabitants of the Arctic Circle call spring.Despite the unseasonably cool temperatures, tiny leaves are starting to sprout; grass is turning a healthy green; and birds are making their way back from wherever they were.It鈥檚 time, too, for Republicans to begin their ...
<em>鈥淚 am banning Mr. Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers organization of the NBA.鈥�</em>聽-- NBA Commissioner Adam SilverThere is a day I鈥檒l never forget.My mother stood on the front porch of our house on Coolspring Street, and the son of a ...