When the Supreme Court, under a previous ideological majority, was handing down decisions favorable to the left, Democrats were fine with deferring to that third branch of […]
Columns/Opinion
Cruelty knows no categories
Until recently, I had not agreed with Trump administration officials on anything having to do with immigration. But on Sept. 9, the acting chief of Customs and […]
Celebrating Buckwheat season is a Preston County tradition
Buckwheat season is upon us. This week, folks will dig into traditional buckwheat cakes and sausage, watch King Buckwheat and Queen Ceres float by in the parade, […]
We’re told our institutions will save us
Once upon a time, there was an ideal. It was called the United States of America. And in 2016, the presidency of the United States was captured […]
It’s past time to get rid of nuclear arms
Sept. 26 is International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, a day designated by the United Nations to draw attention to one of its oldest […]
A music born out of hard times
I’ve spent the past couple of years working on a new album on my experiences over the last 62 years, from childhood to the trials of adult […]
The crackers and frackers could hold keys to 2020
MONACA, Pa. All Darrin Kelly wanted for the energy workers in Western Pennsylvania was that the Democratic presidential hopefuls would talk to them before going to war […]
Something’s a little off about Elizabeth Warren
Ed Rendell recently whacked Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. , when she bashed Joe Biden for taking rich donors’ money. The former Pennsylvania governor wrote that he himself […]
Shaking up interest in rattlesnakes
Gold and blue, cardinals, rhododendrons and black bears are some of what we associate with our state. I just learned that our state reptile is the timber […]
Ideas of electability an annoying diversion
Our subject today is a word. It seems to be the word of the moment, at least on the political left. One can hardly read an opinion […]
