Two things are evident from the president's stunning December 17 six-page letter of woe, grievance and self-pity to U. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:(1) He had a great deal of assistance in writing it. Although the ramblings, rantings, ravings, falsehoods, distortions, and paranoia are his, the ...
Look no further than Brownsville to see the damage that an abandoned church can do to the community and adjacent properties.In 1995, church trustees and parishioners walked away from the First Baptist Church, 128 Market St., Brownsville. Local and county officials took no action, i.e. fines for ...
Deliberations over the new U.S. Constitution had just come to a close. The proceedings ran through that sultry summer from May through September of 1787 with the public held at bay. As the delegates left the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, a Mrs. Powell spotted ...
Many traditions come at the end of the year, traditions that relate to New Year鈥檚 and Christmas. We bake, make gingerbread houses, wrap gifts, and deck the halls. But, one of my favorite tradition is one that started almost by accident in 2009.My husband, Matthew, and I hosted a Christmas ...
Let me say this as bluntly as I can, MIKE TOMLIN SUCKS and should have been fired following last seasons debacle that saw the Steelers total collapse to close out the regular season with four losses in their final six contests which effectively kept them home once again during the playoffs. And ...
Tracy Zivkovich has lived on Church Street in Brownsville all her life and now she is trying to eliminate the blight that is right across from her home. I went to the Brownsville Council for over 20 years to ask if anything could be done about the blighted properties on Church Street and it was ...