… overcame tremendous obstacles to earn respect Some parts of John Kudel’s success story make Horatio Alger look like a common man....

… went to good doctors, followed their advice Ten years ago, I was told after having a PSA [Prostate-Specific Antigen] that it was very...

Davey Stossel, RIP July 22, 1056 to February 2, 2022 … a class act whom we will always miss All of us have hearts, but few of us have a...

Dr. Melissa A. Wertz, Pittsburgh Technical College … her focus on technology was a great career stimulus Many people venture off in...

Repost from Blogspot … sort of like the Catholic Church outlawing “The DaVinci Code” Outlawing or censoring classical literature is...

Reprint from June 02, 2020 Kershaw Shannon, my first black friend Johnstown High School Yearbook, 1963 I am immensely grateful that I...

… battled boys on fields at St. Brigid’s and then became part of first hoops team at B.C. Often, careers take unique turns, and that...

... has dropped 22 points since Bush v. Gore The approval of the U.S. Supreme Court has been trending downward since its infamous Bush v....

The "Havana Syndrome" started here in the U.S. Embassy … goes back to JFK assassination allegations Many credible people have believed...

Texas Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and hostages were the heroes After a disturbed gunman took hostages in a Jewish synagogue in suburban...

Tribune-Democrat: “We aren’t going to see green grass until July” Most of Cambria County is digging out from about a foot of snow today,...

Ethel and Bobby Kennedy in happy times … Time to let go? Sometimes, bitterness is difficult to bury. The pain over the death of former...

… "So, when kids today look outside and then run to their video games..." As adults, those of us in west-central Pennsylvania despised...

… and acquire dual citizenship Truth be told: I would love to leave America and live somewhere else. It is no longer the country in which...

Most notorious case of bias, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti University of Pennsylvania photo ... repost of the Tranquillo-Naples...

The three boys playing baseball in their younger years The Brisini family that grew up on Scanlan Hill outside Lilly had three children...

… cost and danger are issues When a drug has the potential to help people with a devastating disease, it should have widespread approval....

Lois (Whitsel) Smith Lois (Whitsel) Smith fell in love with track and field as a young athlete at Penn Cambria High School in the 1970s....

Darwin's walking path Moreover, you must walk like a camel, which is said to be the only beast which ruminates when walking. –Henry David...

Marty Martynuska … a truly inspirational story Part 1 Many of the loves that we cherish as adults originated in our childhoods. That is...