Now that the post-conventions dust has settled, it鈥檚 quite clear which presidential candidate benefitted most -- Barack Obama.Before the Republicans gathered in Tampa and the Democrats gathered in Charlotte, there was lots of talk about a supposed 鈥渆nthusiasm gap鈥� that had descended on ...
I was taken aback a few weeks ago when an NBC/WS poll revealed that Mitt Romney is now enjoying 0 percent support among the nation鈥檚 African-American voters. Heck, I woulda thought at least one black voter plans to pull the lever for Mitt.OK, I did see a few of them (scattered sparsely in the ...
During May of 1953, it was a time of local tragedy, near tragedy and there were a few eyes on the future.鈥淲ork Begins Tomorrow At 鈥楩ive Corners,鈥� was a headline on the front page of the Uniontown Evening Standard on May 4 of that year.The intersection at East Main, Connellsville and ...
Today was to have been the day when national Republicans kicked off their four-day love fest in Tampa, Florida. It should鈥檝e been the 鈥淕reatest Show on Earth,鈥� with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan the ringmasters in the center ring. Instead, they鈥檙e stuck on a tightrope, and they can鈥檛 get ...
聽The Romney/Ryan ticket is now firmed-up and ready to roll.Mitt Romney鈥檚 鈥渂old choice鈥� in hitching his presidential aspirations to Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is either a stroke of genius, or it鈥檚 a campaign blunder that鈥檚 reminiscent of how John McCain鈥檚 鈥渂old choice鈥� in 2008 ...
On Sept 1, 1953, the Uniontown Evening Standard carried a front-page story about a retiring Uniontown mail carrier who estimated he鈥檇 walked 78,000 miles during his long career.Alphaeus A. 鈥淕us鈥� Tate claimed his mail-carrying duties took him a distance that equaled three times around the ...