It is 6:14 p.m. on a Thursday. You're hiking along the Forbes Trail, nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere along the Westmoreland-Somerset County lines. It is 19 minutes until sunset, and you have just over a mile to go, mostly uphill, before you are out of the deep forest and in ...
As I’ve entered the latter years of my twenties, I’ve found it increasingly difficult to navigate society. I am particularly fearful of becoming a pariah because of a poorly crafted Facebook post or a viral video of me placing a can of tomato soup back in the chicken noodle section. ...
President Donald Trump's use of the U.S. military to kill persons on speed boats in international waters, or in territorial waters claimed by other sovereign nations -- all 1,500 miles from the U.S. -- has posed grave issues of due process. The Constitution's guarantee of due process requires ...
Every once in a while, the "fact-checkers" at PolitiFact publish reader comments, and this one stuck out: "Your site seems to be mostly about Trump all the time," read one comment. "How about a little less Trump, and write more about any other falsehood subjects?" PolitiFact's audience chief ...
It’s disappointing to see Alpena Public Schools Board President Eric Lawson accusing members of the public of “grandstanding” when they choose to speak up at board meetings. The truth is, it appears Mr. Lawson himself is the one engaging in the very behavior he criticizes. At a ...
The building's facade is gone this morning -- an ugly gash reminiscent of the smoldering Pentagon on 9/11. This disfigurement is not the act of terrorists or foreign foes. It's the work of our president. The East Wing of the White House, which has housed the visitors center, the office of the ...