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 ...
On this date in 1890, the Uniontown Evening Standard carried an item about the 鈥淲orld鈥檚 Four Richest Men.鈥滱ll of those men would be small potatoes today.The president of the Standard Oil Trust, John D. Rockefeller, topped the list. He was worth $135 million.The Rothschild family had an ...
When General Motors stopped making the Oldsmobile in 2004, it left behind a legacy of one of America鈥檚 greatest manufacturers.Ransom E. Olds founded the company in 1897, and, during its 107-year history, 35.2 million cars carried his name.So popular was the Oldsmobile, that a song was written ...