One hundred years ago today, a clear sign spring had finally sprung, was the discovery -- of all things --of a snake. Don鈥檛 believe me?鈥淛.O. Clark captures poisonous snake alive,'' read a prominent headline on the front page of the May 12, 1914, edition of the Uniontown Morning Herald.Mr. ...
Ah, it鈥檚 spring. Or what inhabitants of the Arctic Circle call spring.Despite the unseasonably cool temperatures, tiny leaves are starting to sprout; grass is turning a healthy green; and birds are making their way back from wherever they were.It鈥檚 time, too, for Republicans to begin their ...
<em>鈥淚 am banning Mr. Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers organization of the NBA.鈥�</em>聽-- NBA Commissioner Adam SilverThere is a day I鈥檒l never forget.My mother stood on the front porch of our house on Coolspring Street, and the son of a ...
There were lots of things happening in and around Uniontown in 1937.There was a trial involving the famous Monaghan case, and the famous 鈥渇an dancer鈥� Sally Rand 鈥� a woman described as 鈥渢he most widely known woman in the world,''- made a personal appearance at the State Theatre and at ...
"Easter in St. Mary's marked by another riot,'' read the front-page headline that greeted readers of the Uniontown Morning Herald 99 years ago today.There had been a 鈥渂loody fight鈥� that had erupted at St. Mary鈥檚 Greek Catholic Church in New Salem right after the Easter Sunday sermon.While ...
<em>"The way President Obama runs down the stairs of Air Force 1, hoping (sic), bobing (sic) and jumping all the way, is so inelegant and so unpresidential.''</em>-- Billionaire/entrepreneur/reality TV show host/failed birther, Donald Trump on TwitterAs if Donald ...