Thomas Childers, a great writer that you鈥檝e probably never heard of, has composed a disturbing book, though how could it be otherwise?The book is about Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler.I highly recommend it. Give it as a Christmas present. It鈥檚 not cheering, of course; it鈥檚 dismal reading. ...
Beware of Obamacare!Those 鈥渄eath panels鈥� are brutal.Remember them?They were hatched out of thin air by Republicans, with hopes of thwarting President Obama鈥檚 proposed health-care reform bill in 2009.It was the boogeyman the folks on the right used as shorthand for the predicted danger ...
On Veterans Day, Connellsville is the place to turn for the inspiration and the heartbreak of war. During the Big One 鈥� World War II 鈥� Connellsville modeled both.Of course, there was plenty of grousing during the war years, 1941-45, especially about conscription 鈥� the draft. But we鈥檒l ...
I鈥檓 beside myself with ... Hey, wait!I can鈥檛 possibly be beside myself.That鈥檚 physiologically impossible.So is when you tell somebody to, 鈥渨atch your mouth.鈥漈hey鈥檙e a couple of terms Americans use in our thriving arsenal of idioms.Stuff that can鈥檛 be taken literally.Back in June, ...
The automobile accident that has sidelined state representative Matthew Dowling of Uniontown sounds awful: traveling alone, police say, Dowling鈥檚 vehicle plowed through a field before striking a tree 100 yards off a road in Upper Leacock Township in Lancaster County.It was 7 in the evening. ...
The death of Colin Powell meant the loss of another American hero.He was beloved and respected on all sides of America鈥檚 ever-widening political divide.Minutes after his death was announced, tributes filled the 24-hour news stations.Some of those tributes were tearful. All were sincere.I was ...
