My late mom鈥檚 little bungalow ranch home sat where our new home, built in 2011, sits now. My father built the ranch over a few years beginning in 1956 and when he passed away in 1970, Mom continued to live there. Even while suffering from congestive heart failure and myasthenia gravis she ...
Several decades ago, my wife, nephew and I were on our way to Sears in Uniontown by way of Route 119. We were talking and laughing in the July twilight when I realized a state trooper was directing the left lane into the parking lot of the Fayette County Fair. When I got to the front of the ...
Christmas Day or therabout has long been a grand celebration with our kids and grandkids at our home. As the grandchildren grew and our family expanded, scheduling became a little tougher, but we still try to have that special Christmas at Grandma and Grandpap's house. The usual routine is ...
I鈥檝e had a whole lot of cars. By choice, chance or design, motorized vehicles have played a significant role in most stations of my existence. I鈥檓 sure I鈥檓 not an anomaly. When the needs of society took the population off of horses and put it on wheels, life changed dramatically. My ...
It seems like yesterday, not 2019 when I was given the opportunity to write short stories and have them published. But little did I realize at that time, I would be chronicling the history of my friends and family. With limited knowledge of the history of my beloved hometown, I wrote about my ...
A lot of what we read about today concerns educating our young with guidance toward becoming productive, happy adults. Of course, ideas and opinions are as numerous as the population. Education is a moving target for trends and movements like new math, open classrooms, online education, magnet ...
