鈥淓NGLAND AND GERMANY NOW FORMALLY AT WAR,鈥� read the bold headline on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald on Aug. 5, 1914.While the hostilities that marked the official start of WWI had taken place on July 28th, the news that England had declared war on Germany was an indication ...
This week I鈥檝e decided to put politics aside in favor of my usual mid-to-late summer assessment of the Pittsburgh Pirates.Yep! They鈥檙e back in the thick o鈥� things. It鈥檚 getting to the point where that鈥檚 nothing new.The Pirates have managed to keep things interesting going into the ...
Ask any Republican and they鈥檒l tell you there鈥檚 only been one perfect president in the history of the Republic 鈥� Ronald Reagan.That St. Ronnie never raised taxes 鈥� except when he did in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987.They鈥檒l try to convince you that Reagan would鈥檝e never given ...
Back on May 15, 1970, a local newspaper carried a front-page story about the progress being made for the 鈥淣ew Laurel Shopping Mall,鈥� that was under construction across the road from the Connellsville Airport on Route 119.It was reported that 鈥渢housands of pine trees鈥� had been leveled ...
Let鈥檚 Impeach Sarah Palin!I never thought I鈥檇 ever say this, but maybe it鈥檚 time for Sarah Palin to use all of the powers of her political office to singlehandedly impeach President Obama.What鈥檚 that?She doesn鈥檛 have a political office?Then, perhaps, she should SHUT UP!All she has to ...
One item I鈥檝e found didn鈥檛 have a direct tie to Uniontown, except that it appeared on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald 93 years ago today.鈥溾�橶hy worry' author ends his own life,'' read the July 21, 1921 headline.Apparently a noted lecturer and orator from Northern Indiana ...