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OP-ED: Airplane challenges through the years

Air traffic controllers have been having a rough time, and that doesnÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t exactly make any of us feel calmer about flying. So, I thought IÎÞëÊÓÆµ™d revisit a few of the memorable flight experiences we have survived over the past. Once, on a commuter plane from Philadelphia to Providence, R.I., I ...

Teens share their thanks

This column continues a 20-year-old tradition: I ask young people to share what theyÎÞëÊÓÆµ™re grateful for each Thanksgiving. It is humbling to know at least two generations of teens were part of these columns! I find this yearÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s comments especially thoughtful. To the young people in our ...

Someone, something to be thankful for

By Richard Robbins In his recent book "Long Journey Home," a largely loving tribute to his hometown, Jim Burger mentions an incident that took place during his youth at his family's place of worship - The Tree of Life Synagogue in Uniontown. It seems the tent erected at the synagogue to ...

OP-ED: A servant leader in a self-centered world

Recently, the Somerset Chamber of Commerce recognized a friend of mine. For more than 50 years, G. Henry Cook, retired chair of Somerset Trust Company, has quietly shaped the soul of Somerset County. HeÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s done it not with ego, but through integrity, humility, and a committed belief that ...

Thanksgiving has its challenges

Q. I used to love Thanksgiving. I love the food (well, not the cranberry sauce, but everything else), and I love my family getting together. Maybe I should say I LOVED my family getting together. Ever since last yearÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s elections, itÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s like they hate each other. My mom wonÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t talk with her ...

Democrats flying blind in a political tornado

By Richard Robbins An untold number of Americans woke early last week with a sinking feeling: A handful of Democratic senators had bolted to support a Republican bill reopening the government, minus the health care subsidies Democrats had been fighting to save. Donald Trump had won, Democrats ...