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Cheers and Jeers

Cheers & Jeers Cheers: ItëƵs been almost 15 years since U.S. Rep. John Murtha died unexpectedly. In the final years of his life, the Johnstown Democrat was mostly known nationally as a critic of the United StatesëƵ invasion of Iraq, but for the 35 years he served in the House of ...

In this political season, think twice when you see political ads

The 2024 presidential campaign has had more than its share of drama, but it doesnëƵt hold a candle to what went down in 1968. That was the election where President Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the race, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on the campaign trail, and rioting happened in the ...

How about some ëƵ80 under 80ëƵ articles?

Doris Kearns GoodwinëƵs book, ëƵAn Unfinished Love Story,ëƵ about her husband DickëƵs role in the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, and presidential candidates Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy, among others, was a tale that read a little like Forrest ...

In this political season, think twice when you see political ads

n this political season, think twice when you see political ads The 2024 presidential campaign has had more than its share of drama, but it doesnëƵt hold a candle to what went down in 1968. That was the election where President Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the race, Robert F. Kennedy was ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: The cooler weather this week has certainly hinted that fall is around the corner, and another is the school buses that are snaking their way around on streets and roads in the mornings and afternoons. The resumption of school in many districts around the region this week means that ...

Prejudice is something that can taint any person

By Nick Jacobs One of my first jobs was in teaching. As a young educator who had grown up in a rural area, the racial prejudice that I saw was shocking. ëƵMy students were poor, and they often came to school without breakfast ëƵ hungry, and they knew, even in their youth, the pain of ...