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Donald J. Trump isnÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t insane

Have you noticed that Donald Trump isnÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t bragging about his poll numbers much these days?ThatÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s because heÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s his poll numbers are sinking fast.Nationally, Hillary Clinton is leading him by wide margins in most polls. In Pennsylvania, where many pundits claim Trump has a chance to turn ...

Uniontown’s Bailey Park going to waste

It is 5:15 on a Monday afternoon at Bailey Park in Uniontown, and absolutely nothing is happening ÎÞëÊÓÆµ”except for the two tikes using the playgroundÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s sliding board and swing set.As for the rest ÎÞëÊÓÆµ” the two ballparks and the basketball court ÎÞëÊÓÆµ” nothing, and I do mean not-a-thing is going on.It ...

Trump keeps digger deeper hole

If Donnie Trump doesnÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t win the presidency, he can always become a ditch digger.Nobody can dig themselves deeper into a hole, once they get started.When Gold Star parents, Ghazala and Khizr Khan stepped onto the stage at the Democratic National Convention, nobody would have guessed theyÎÞëÊÓÆµ™d ...

Stagecrafting is important part of politics

The rallies for presidential candidates are crafted affairs. Or they should be.The Hillary Clinton rally staged at the convention center in Pittsburgh a week ago Saturday is a good example ÎÞëÊÓÆµ” the one at which the very rich Mark Cuban of Scott Township and the Dallas Mavericks and the Shark ...

Michelle brings party together

So donÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t let anyone ever tell you that this country isnÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t great, that somehow we need to make it great again. Because this, right now, is the greatest country on earth.Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, Democratic National Convention.When Democrats rolled into Philadelphia last week, they ...

Obama trying to help Hillary

Most presidents limp to the finish line. President Obama is sprinting.With approval ratings north of 50 percent, the president is a position not unlike President Reagan at the end of his presidency in 1988-89. And like the Gipper, who helped to shepherd George Bush senior to the finish line, ...