The author (center) with friends during a senior trip to Ocean City, Md. in 1989. I don’t know exactly when I fell in love with Ocean City, Md. And quite…
Robinson once home to nuclear defense system
The Cold War is just a distant memory for some of us, but in the 1950s and 60s, it was a very real, very frightening reality. The tensions between the…
Memorial Day got its start honoring Civil War fatalities
→ Did you know that Memorial Day was formerly known as Decoration Day? General John A. Logan, leader of the Northern Civil War Veterans, rallied for a National Day of…
Installing cronies impairs the democratic process
During consecutive evenings May 10 and 11, the Sto-Rox School Board and McKees Rocks Council each appointed new members to fill openings formed by death and resignations. The processes applied…
Where there’s no vision, the people perish
Where there is no vision, the Bible says, the people perish. I thought of this verse last year when I had an off day from work and went fishing with…
There is no sufficient amount of thanks we can extend to our veterans
We have come to the end of May – rather quickly it seems! The weather has finally warmed up and everyone is looking forward to a fun and peaceful summer.…
The Tale of Two City Chickens
McCanns bulk food advertisement from a 1932 edition of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. For as much as Yinzers hate Clevelanders down to the bone, we all come from similar backgrounds. And…






