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The Thrill of Sports…

How do you bring entire communities together? Two things. It starts with a fast break. It ends with an easy layup. In recent winters, you could watch Uniontown’s wildly cheering fans erupt simultaneously at high school gymnasiums all over western Pennsylvania. That’s what sports can ...

As if anybody is being held in suspense – Donald J. Trump and Joseph R. Biden are two salty old men – one of whom will be the nation’s next president – again. They’re now, officially, both “presumptive nominees” – again. And the American public is bracing itself for the ...

I lost winter – again!

In my free time, (there’s lots of that these days), I find myself rummaging through some of the old columns I’ve written over the years. I found one column from 2007 that seems to be prescient this week. “I Lost Winter,” was a column I wrote for the Herald-Standard back in March of ...

It’s a know-nothing do-nothing Congress

Has anybody seen Congress lately? I’m wondering if it’s growing cobwebs since there have been so few activities up there on Capitol Hill. That’s part of the reason the 118th Congress ranks just above scurvy in popularity. The American public (according to the last Gallup polling) ...

The National Football League’s 104th season proved professional football is more popular than ever. When I first became aware of pro football back around 1960, there were only 13 NFL teams. Those 13 teams only played 12 games each. There are now 32 NFL teams. And they each play 17 ...