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Monday, May 14, 2012

"Row, row ... row your yard ..."You don't remember the lyrics to the old song being quite like that?Well, you don't live out in the …
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Monday, May 7, 2012

In news and in life, 'fair' does not mean 'equal'

"Fair" does not mean "equal."Sometimes, "fair" cannot mean "equal."I learned that lesson about three decades ago in life, and about five decades ago in work.Last …
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Kids and clucks as teenagers

Teenage chickens and teenage humans look somewhat alike.As babies, both species are adorable. As adults, there is beauty, strength, character and even personality and humor …
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Monday, April 30, 2012

'Going viral' too often simply panders to bad taste

I have come to hate hearing two words: "Going viral."To me, "viral" is related to "virus" which is something I can easily do without. In …
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Monday, April 23, 2012

More flowers to grow, less grass to mow

I am married to a “flower person.”I am not a “flower person.”Therein lies creative tension.No, the phrase does not refer to hippiedom. My wife is …
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Monday, April 16, 2012

For civility, skip email; resurrect fountain pens

Darn. I did it again.I called someone a "pompous ass" in an email message.Worse, my slur was in response to his slur.He got upset at …
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Monday, April 9, 2012

How to stay chew-capable throughout life

When I was young, there was no “Old Fogey” to warn me about teeth.Articles about what happens when people get old appeared, back then, in …
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Monday, April 2, 2012

I enjoy our farm, but I wouldn't have enjoyed being a farmer

"I could have enjoyed being a farmer," I said on a Saturday.That was on Saturday, March 24, while standing outside in 68-degree weather, wearing a …
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

PSU trustees should end their Paterno-bashing

Enough Enough Enough. The continued repetitious, non-specific charges directed at Joe Paterno by Penn State's board of trustees must be addressed. The accusation that "Joe …
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Why so many Yankee fans in western Pennsylvania?

"Why are there so many (New York baseball) Yankee fans in western Pennsylvania?"The question came to Joe Massa and me from George Delaney, a from-the-cradle …
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Infants don't change; gadgets do

We are being reintroduced to infants, via a new crop of grandchildren.It takes some relearning, but the essentials remain fairly obvious.About eight months ago, Wyatt …
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Monday, February 27, 2012

Not much of a joiner

I have never been much of a joiner. I can count on one hand the organizations or clubs I have been a member of in …
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Friday, February 24, 2012

Editorial opinions from other newspapers

Pocono Record, Stroudsburg: Federal study needed to assess drilling's impact.Pennsylvanians will have a better grasp of the effects of natural gas drilling once the U.S. …
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

'Across the board' doesn't always work for police

I don't think anyone would argue the fact that one of government's most basic, fundamental and necessary functions is to protect its citizens. Protection is …
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Monday, February 20, 2012

Grown-up truck; second childhood

My trucks have always shared two characteristics during the 20 or so years that I have owned them.They have been closer to bare-bones than to …
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Friday, February 17, 2012

Editorial opinion from another newspaper

Uniontown Herald-Standard: Time for Bill DeWeese to step down.Spin, spin, spin.Always a master of trying to put his own spin on things no matter the …
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Grown grandchildren and existentialism

At 3:10 a.m., I woke up and looked out the window. Silence. Pristine, new-fallen snow. No tracks, not from a vehicle, not even from the …
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Monday, February 6, 2012

I'm not limb-ered up for wood heat

"Wood heats up," the headline said. Cute. But not at our house. The news story out of Maine explained that, with oil prices staying high, …
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Friday, February 3, 2012

Editorial opinions from other newspapers

Philadelphia Daily News: Cut contributions to judicial candidates.Imagine you're appearing in court, about a matter that's very important to you. You've never seen the judge …
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Landfill/leachate debate informs current Marcellus Shale discussions

The debate over how much of a threat hydrofracturing and the Marcellus Shale industry pose to the environment is a necessary and healthy exercise.We probably …
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Some people want to try this form of torture

Today is the last day for readers to vote for which of three volunteer finalists ought to become the fourth Sunday columnist for our newspaper, …
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Being yelled at, man and dog

We get complaints.One recent complaint came from a convict whose rap sheet goes back a half-dozen years. That rap sheet includes an admission of guilt, …
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Monday, January 16, 2012

Those obscene words are on TV because of us

I never have understood why the Federal Communications Commission has the power to tell broadcast TV stations that they cannot allow "swear words" in their …
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Friday, January 13, 2012

Editorial opinions from other newspapers

Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Don't add bang to drilling boom.Knock, Knock.Who's there?The natural gas industry.The natural gas industry? What do you want?We came to tell you we're …
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Use foundations to pay for schooling?

It's 2012. Anyone affiliated with public education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania knows that last year and this year are game-changers in how we fund …
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Monday, January 9, 2012

To make a short story longer....

"Replace bedroom light switch."That chore had been on my "Honey-Do" list ever since I moved into my wife's "historic" farmhouse after we got married, which …
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Editorial comments from other newspapers

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: At last, privatize liquor sales.New Year's Eve festivities are known to cause some hangovers, but consumers of wine and spirits in Pennsylvania woke …
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Doo-doo a don't-don't? DNA solves it

Doo-doo a don't-don't? DNA solves it We sometimes kid around about "the power of the press." Newspapers and other mass communications media do have power, …
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Friday, December 30, 2011

Editorial opinions from other newspapers

Patriot-News, Harrisburg: Utilities need better storm response.One of the biggest stories of 2011 was the weather.Mother Nature pounded Pennsylvania with hurricanes, tornadoes, historic rainfalls and …
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

'Horrifying' police blotter backstory, of sorts

So you think that newspapers publish "the whole story," huh?We don't.Sometimes, we barely scratch the surface of what really happened.Consider this excerpt from last Friday's …
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Friday, December 23, 2011

Editorial opinions from other newspapers

Pottstown Mercury: Incumbents win but voters lose.The congressional redistricting maps released last week have drawn reaction ranging from resignation - "that's politics!" - to ridicule …
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