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Trump’s thin skin on display again

鈥淭he world was gloomy before I won - there was no hope. Now the market is up nearly 10 percent聽 and Christmas spending is over a trillion dollars!鈥滵onald Trump on Twitter December 26th, at 6:32 PMDonald Trump was in fine form the day after Christmas when he made his pronouncement that his ...

Time to Move On? From What?

There鈥檚 a rather interesting internet picture I鈥檝e seen that piqued my interest.鈥淚rony: People Waving Confederate Flags, Telling Others, 鈥榊ou Lost. Get Over it,鈥欌 the caption says.That says a lot, doesn鈥檛 it?Not that many of the Republicans who voted for Donald Trump delight in ...

Trump should be ashamed of his lies

My wife and I recently saw the (somewhat) acclaimed movie 鈥淎rrival.鈥滻n it, we witnessed 12 giant cucumber-shaped pods hovering above the earth with their shadowy inhabitants making efforts to communicate with we curious earthlings.I bought the premise. My wife, though, didn鈥檛.The ...

Three remembered for community contributions

I suppose every town worth its salt has them: men and women who make things happen, who make a difference, who make life better, if not for all, then for many.They are, in a sense, indispensable. Without them, community life is poorer, not nearly as robust or meaningful.Uniontown has had its ...

Trump takes to Twitter to spread more lies

鈥淚f the press would cover me accurately & honorably, I would have far less reason to 鈥榯weet.鈥 Sadly, I don't know if that will ever happen!鈥滱 Tweet by President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 5.It鈥檚 sort of an unwritten rule to reserve scrutiny of new presidents during their ...

Will Mattis be another Marshall?

President-elect Trump鈥檚 nominee for Secretary of Defense, retired Marine Corps general James Mattis, is not, thank goodness, a latter day George Patton, despite what Trump says.For one thing, he appears to be far more restrained than Patton, who, after all, wouldn鈥檛 have minded fighting the ...