By Richard Robbins It's all well and good for state Sen. Pat Stefano to criticize Penn State University for abandoning its Fayette County branch campus, as he did last Monday on this page, but the question is: what's next in store for the Route 119 campus, with its dozens of fine buildings and ...
Air traffic controllers have been having a rough time, and that doesn’t exactly make any of us feel calmer about flying. So, I thought I’d revisit a few of the memorable flight experiences we have survived over the past. Once, on a commuter plane from Philadelphia to Providence, R.I., I ...
This column continues a 20-year-old tradition: I ask young people to share what they’re grateful for each Thanksgiving. It is humbling to know at least two generations of teens were part of these columns! I find this year’s comments especially thoughtful. To the young people in our ...
By Richard Robbins In his recent book "Long Journey Home," a largely loving tribute to his hometown, Jim Burger mentions an incident that took place during his youth at his family's place of worship - The Tree of Life Synagogue in Uniontown. It seems the tent erected at the synagogue to ...
Recently, the Somerset Chamber of Commerce recognized a friend of mine. For more than 50 years, G. Henry Cook, retired chair of Somerset Trust Company, has quietly shaped the soul of Somerset County. He’s done it not with ego, but through integrity, humility, and a committed belief that ...
Q. I used to love Thanksgiving. I love the food (well, not the cranberry sauce, but everything else), and I love my family getting together. Maybe I should say I LOVED my family getting together. Ever since last year’s elections, it’s like they hate each other. My mom won’t talk with her ...
