I鈥檒l have to admit that I haven鈥檛 paid much attention to national politics these past few days. I鈥檝e had far more important concerns -- the Pittsburgh Pirates.I know, it鈥檚 not even been a month since I wrote my 鈥�3rd Annual Homage to the Pittsburgh Pirates,鈥� but I had no idea ...
The ominous headline 鈥淭urnpike 鈥楳ania鈥� Killer Sought鈥� greeted the readers of the Uniontown Evening Standard 60 years ago today.In late July of 1953, terror struck on the western end of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.That 鈥渕aniac鈥� had shot and killed two truckers on quiet stretches of the ...
Back in the late 1990s, I wrote a column about an experience I鈥檇 had on a street near downtown Uniontown that, for me, was perplexing.I鈥檇 completed some research at Uniontown Public Library, and I began walking home to the East End. While standing on a Fayette Street corner, I saw a man ...
There are times when I look back at old newspapers that I鈥檓 shocked (and, at times, amused) at just how things have changed over the years.鈥淭he lewd and nude,'' was a headline I found on the front page of the July 27, 1909, edition of the Uniontown Morning Herald.It seems that a clergyman ...
Richard Cordray is now the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That鈥檚 a big deal.The聽CFPB was officially formed over two years ago (on July 21, 2011), but Senate Republicans blocked Cordray鈥檚 nomination, well, because they don鈥檛 like the CFPB.It was the brainchild of ...
It鈥檚 that time again. This is my third annual homage to the Pittsburgh Pirates.I鈥檓 hoping it鈥檚 not me who jinxed them two years in a row. My 2011 tribute appeared here on July 25. The Pirates were tied for first place in the National League Central Division that day. Soon after, 鈥淭he ...