Some years ago I was sitting at a research table at the state archives in Harrisburg. I had filled out a research slip for something or other when I was handed (by mistake) a letter-size envelope containing a piece of canvas 鈥� a sample for those in state government in 1861 who bought tents ...
Scott Adams made his fortune with his wit and artisanship.He鈥檚 losing that fortune with his mouth.He鈥檇 built that fortune on the shoulders of his highly popular comic strip 鈥� Dilbert.Adams has slowly been chipping away at the goodwill Dilbert helped him build with the public (2,000 ...
In September 1935, an explosion of nine tons of dynamite devastated no fewer than a thousand homes in West Lebanon, a small community north of here in Indiana County.The accidental detonation at a stone quarry on the outskirts of town rendered the homes unfit for occupancy. Authorities ordered ...
President Biden made a praiseworthy trip to an active war zone last week.Even staunch conservatives like writer George Will were impressed by Biden鈥檚 harrowing trek into the heart of Ukraine.鈥淭his is a great moment for all Americans to be proud ... This was a terrible day for Vladimir ...
At least four or five times a week, freight trains rumble past my house. The tracks are no more than 75 feet from where I park my car.Most of the early morning trains consist in part of tanker cars carrying who knows what chemicals. More than once I鈥檝e wondered what would happen if just one ...
There was an ex-U.S. Marine who suffered a tragic death while trying to save the lives of the victims of a devastating earthquake in Nicaragua in 1972.He鈥檚 hailed as a national treasure by many Americans because of his professional skills and his sense of humanity.Roberto Enrique Clemente ...
