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Setting snakes straight

A recent outdoor encounter recalled an old saying that goes something like: 鈥淲e see what we want to see.鈥滱 moderate-size snake was crossing a local trail. Often, snakes are obscured in dense vegetation, but this one was exposed and in the open. As I approached, it coiled and tracked my ...

‘Oppenheimer’ doesn’t get it right

A homeboy at heart, I half-waited for Gen. George C. Marshall to show up in 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥 the movie.The Uniontown native and Army chief of staff during World War II did make a screen appearance, or at least I assume that was him being depicted sitting alongside Secretary of War Henry ...

Primary runoff elections a bad idea for Pennsylvania

In May 2022, state Sen. Doug Mastriano secured the Republican nomination for governor with 44% of the vote, beating by more than 2-to-1 his closest challenger, former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta.It was an impressive victory for Mastriano, but the fact that he received 44% of the vote means that 56% ...

OP-ED: News flash: Companies don’t want to lose money

Jimmy Patronis, Florida鈥檚 鈥渃hief financial officer,鈥 said that Farmers Insurance pulled out of Florida not because it was losing money there but because the company was 鈥渨oke.鈥 How that wokeness manifested itself, he does not say.The profit motive is apparently a very shocking concept ...

Cynthia Louise Tokish

Cynthia Louise Tokish, 64, of Jefferson, died Monday, July 31, 2023, in her home.Cynthia was born June 16, 1959, in Hartford, CT, a daughter of the late Russell John Cobb Sr. and Virgia Mae Lewis Cobb.On June 17, 1975, Cindy married Joseph W. Tokish Sr. who survives. Also surviving are two ...

Summersgill Service

A memorial service for Dr. Blair Summersgill will be held Saturday, September 2 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Library at the Community House of Moorestown in New Jersey. Those who wish to pay their respects to the family are welcome to stop by during the visitation hours between 3 to 5 p.m.