I was going through a box of papers at the office and found some old-time photos. These were actually several family photos that I once displayed on a shelf at the DuBois office and had been p…
At this time of the year many of us stop to take stock of what we are thankful for in our lives. One of the many things we can all be thankful for is that we live in this beautiful part of Pen…
“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” This quote from UCLA Bruins football coach Henry Russell “Red” Sanders in 1950 (not Vince Lombardi as some believe) highlights what has become …
WASHINGTON — Until last week it seemed that the Division 1 college basketball industry could produce nothing more risible than its pieties about cherishing the amateurism of the “student-athle…
You know how you feel when you’ve discovered a gem of a place and just can’t wait to take some of your friends there to share the experience? Well, that’s how I felt after experiencing the ele…
The recent cold weather has put me in the mood for some warm comfort food. Something that tastes yummy whether it’s fresh made today or reheated tomorrow.
During the first few years of my life, before I was ever enrolled in Mrs. Catherine Ralston’s first-grade class at Brockway’s Ninth Avenue School, I didn’t have the opportunity to visit Mr. Ro…
Saturday I saw something that I hadn’t seen in a long time — the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. I thought they had gone the way of many things across the decades.
With the mid-term elections next month, I have been pondering the effect of social media on the 2016 election and wondering how it will affect things in November. The more I think about it, th…
The impossible happened recently. At least we always thought it was near impossible as I’m sure most people would if faced with the task.
It’s funny but now that I think about it New England introduced me to two favorite bread items – English muffins and popovers.
Five months ago I wrote about my struggles while trying to get used to using a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machine every night. At that time, all I could do was try to manage on…
Yesterday was the first day of fall, at least if we go by the astronomical season. However Meteorological seasons puts the first day of fall at Sept. 1. The difference is the astronomical list…
Six weeks out, and this year’s vital midterm congressional elections finally are coming into focus.
It’s only taken 13 years, but Pennsylvania is finally starting to pre-qualify people for a new enhanced identification card.
