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What’s in a rhyme

Something happened last week that gave me a great deal of anxiety.Just before going to sleep, the words, ëƵStep on a crack and break your motherëƵs back,ëƵ popped into my head.That set off a flurry of thoughts about the origin of that phrase, and its lack of a meaningful interpretation.To be ...

War and the battle cry of freedom

The Civil War was eight years away when a hearing convened in Uniontown to decide the fates of runaway slaves Charlotte, Liz, and Willis Greene, under the federal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.The year was 1853. The Greenes were the children of Alex and Evalina Greene, former slaves themselves who ...

Where do we go from here?

Technology is forever changing. And IëƵm forever struggling to keep up with it.ThatëƵs not the first time IëƵve expressed those thoughts.Back in February of 2007, I wrote a column for these pages about how modern inventions that once seemed indispensable are eventually cast aside for even a ...

Slavery and the hope for freedom

It must have been a happy occasion that at times was tinged with apprehension and even dread.Three of Alex and Evalina GreeneëƵs seven children were visiting their parentsëƵ home on South Street in Uniontown. And though itëƵs uncertain how long they stayed, we do know when their visit came ...

Oh, what a tangled web we weave

George Santos tells whoppers.That would be funny if it wasnëƵt so sad.The 34-year-old Republican is about to become a brand-new U.S. congressman from New YorkëƵs Third Congressional District.Unfortunately, heëƵs already carrying a lot of baggage.Santos has difficulty proving that anything in ...

The departed and things they said

Kathy Whitworth died last week. She was 83 and dropped dead at a holiday party, apparently a festive affair. It was said she was her usual self moments before she died: convivial, happy, looking ahead.Whitworth was professional golfëƵs winningest player, with 88 tournament championships. Asked ...