Welcome to the second half of 2023.We crossed the halfway point (day 182) on Sunday, July 2.If the first half of the year is any indication, 2023 may be a record-breaking year.It鈥檚 something we shouldn鈥檛 take lightly.The United States of America, which worships gun ownership more than any ...
Last week this column had words of praise for Connellsville鈥檚 Rose Brady and the women of the city鈥檚 World War II canteen. As a demonstration of patriotism and service to country, the Connellsville Canteen is hard to beat.The war years 鈥� 1941 to 1945 鈥� were unique, in that Americans ...
Watergate.Isn鈥檛 that a funny word?How did a word, derived from a 1970s political scandal, which had only been the name of a place in Washington, D.C., become so integrally woven into the fabric of the American lexicon? (ADMISSION: Midway through that sentence, I had no idea how it would ...
On this Fourth of July week, my pick for Hero of the Republic is the indefatigable Rose Brady and the women of the Connellsville Canteen. Their service during World War II remains a shining example of patriotism, perseverance and good old-fashioned pluck.Working out of an abandoned foundry ...
It鈥檚 summer! You knew that (I hope).Summer has always been my favorite part of the year.Why? Because it鈥檚 not winter.Teachers, school books, and overcoats were off the agenda in summer. They were replaced by bikes and skinned knees and overheated, dawn-to-dusk pursuits of adventure.(Heck! ...
Ah, summer. Long time arriving, you鈥檙e over all too quickly.Summer, in brief, is ritual, which suits me just fine, since I鈥檓 a creature of habit anyway. (Proof: I鈥檝e eaten the same breakfast for years now. I watch three or four episodes of Seinfeld nearly every day. I sit in the same ...
