On the first day of October, something happened in the United States that鈥檚 happening more-and-more frequently -- a mass shooting took place.During the first 275 days of 2015, there have been 294 mass (four people or more) shootings that have resulted in the tragic deaths of 380 people.The ...
In July 1884, a Connellsville newspaper reporter strolled over to one of the train stations in town to watch as some recent immigrants began the long journey back to their villages and farms in the Old World.Later, the reporter spoke with J.S. McCaleb, a bank cashier and maybe the one person in ...
Republicans in Congress have serious problems.They鈥檙e called Republicans!They鈥檇 taken complete control of the U.S. House with a stunning victory in the 2010 mid-term elections.Thanks to the growing influence of the tea party, it was thought that Republicans would finally be able to thwart ...
Fred Taylor, the former state representative from Uniontown who died recently, was unceremoniously bumped from office, and I鈥檓 partially to blame. Sorry about that, Fred, you deserved better.Let me explain. During the time I was president of the committee that built the George C. Marshall ...
鈥淲e do not have time for this kind of silliness. We鈥檝e got better stuff to do. I鈥檝e got better stuff to do. We鈥檝e got bigger problems to solve.鈥漃resident Obama announcing the release of his long-form birth certificate in 2011Donald Trump boasts that he knows how to 鈥済et things ...
On the back of the photo are the words, 鈥淭he gang on the way to play ball.鈥漈he picture is an entirely candid one, which is rare, since the vast majority of photos are posed. Only one boy, his face turned to the camera, seems to know he and his buddies are being captured on film.The point is ...