“Hard-working Americans are the backbone of our country. As I have often said, the middle- class built America, and unions built the middle class. Everything that supports a sustainable middle-class…
Gray skies give you the blues —Pure sunshine? We only get 59 days a year in the Burgh
→ Did you know Pittsburgh only gets 59 days of pure sunshine a year? Compared to other cities in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh is last on the list for sunny days. Allentown receives…
Pennsylvania courts don’t have to listen to the US Supreme Court
→ Did you know that Pennsylvania courts don’t have to listen to the United States Supreme Court of the United States Constitution? “The judicial Power of the United States shall…
Did you know that 1% of Americans believe the Earth is flat?
Gleason’s New Standard Map of the World. → Did you know there are people today who think the Earth is flat? Outlandish as it is, these modern-day anti-spherical believers are…
SAY, WHAT? ‘Pirates, Peanuts and Cracker Jacks’
“Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd. Pirates and peanuts and Cracker Jacks. I don’t care if I never get back” Let me root,…
Is McKees Rocks part of the West Side? Part II: ‘‘The West Side is the Best Side’
Let me say it louder for the cheap seats in the back “The West Side is the Best Side.” Read about opinions on why living west of the Ohio River…
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…





