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It’s finally time to play ball!

Last Oct. 9, I was among the least unhappy baseball fans in America. I was far from happy -- just not unhappy.The Pittsburgh Pirates had just done their best impersonation of a juggernaut, and they may have gotten away with it if it hadn鈥檛 been for those fellas out in St. Louis. Not that ...

GOP politicians still don’t get it

It was an anniversary that passed with hardly a peep. Last week marked one year since Republicans unveiled that 100-page report they called the 鈥淕rowth and Opportunity Project.鈥 Sigh!It was considered an 鈥渁utopsy鈥 of the GOP鈥檚 dwindling support among women, African-Americans, Asians, ...

Did you know?

This is a rare occurrence. I鈥檝e actually found some high personal praise for me in an old copy of the Uniontown Morning Herald. Well, not exactly praise just for me.I was a member of the vaunted Uniontown Joint Senior High School, Red Raider band that had traveled to Harrisburg鈥檚 Farm Show ...

Republicans cling to old attacks

We鈥檝e got to start talking about what we鈥檙e for, and not what we鈥檙e against.Our ideas are better than their ideas. And that鈥檚 what we have to stand up for.Gov. Chris Christie (GOP-New Jersey) 鈥 at CPAC 2014Chris Christie is on to something.Or maybe he isn鈥檛.The beleaguered governor ...

GOP senators eager for another war

What this country needs is another good old-fashioned ground war.That was sarcasm, folks.Two wars, as far as most Americans are concerned, are probably enough.Don鈥檛 tell Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham. They鈥檙e ready to gear up the U.S. war machine again, and they don鈥檛 like the ...

Did you know

On this date 50 years ago, most of Uniontown was excited about the proceedings that took place at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena the night before.鈥淓verhart Relaxes -- After UHS Wins Title,鈥 read the front-page headline below the large picture of a sign being held-up that read 鈥淕O ...