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Another day. Another indictment. Another act!

One day last week, I can’t remember which one, Donald Trump didn’t get indicted!Otherwise, the book they keep throwing at him – gets more dog-eared daily.I think it’s getting interesting because the more prosecutors prosecute him, the more he screams he’s the target of abuse. He’s ...

OP-ED: Scams against old people are a scourge of our society

I oversaw the care of an elderly friend in his last years. Up until age 86, Frank was pretty much in control. But then he was diagnosed with cancer. The disease and the drugs greatly sapped powers that old age had already altered. The telephone became his conduit to the outside world.Scammers ...

A summer of violence in the county

This week nine decades ago Fayette County was on fire. The immediate cause of the unrest was union busting. The effect was widespread lethal disorder.“Notwithstanding the earnest desire of the mine workers to preserve peace in Fayette County, it had been evident that the H.C. Frick Coal and ...

Climate change could make Rust Belt a desirable place to live again

Toledo, Ohio, has been a punchline — or, a punching bag, if you will — in the half-century since singer-songwriter John Denver released “Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio,” an allegedly humorous but pretty bilious ditty about how the city is Nowheresville, with nothing to see, nothing to ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> For better or worse, Americans accumulate a lot of stuff. It can create clutter in our dwellings, but it also keeps the economy rolling — deciding to get a better grade of toaster or grab one of those shirts that look good on the store ...