KITTANNING — In April 1775, William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the Continental Army of a rifle battalion in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment. The men who served with him were German, Irish and Scottish settlers. ...
Editor: Public lands can bring out the best in us because we are social animals who are really good at communicating. Our conversations with strangers offer opportunities to talk about things that matter — the weather, of course, and our careers and opinions. I have found that while ...
On June 25, 33-year-old Democrat Zohran Mamdani became a new socialist sensation in the media when he won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. But when Republicans pounced on his radicalism, their journalistic instinct was to back away from the story. In the seven days after ...
The late Charlie Munger, who with longtime friend Warren Buffett turned Berkshire Hathaway into a behemoth, attributed his investment successes to his ability to pay sustained attention. "I did not succeed in life by intelligence," Munger recounted. "I succeeded because I have a long attention ...
The flooding in Texas is cataclysmic. It was a hellscape as dozens, many of them girls from a summer camp, were swept to their deaths. Such tragedies spawn questions over whether the National Weather Service could have better warned the public. But this one is different in that the Trump ...
The Big Beautiful Bill — a massive package of tax relief, more funding for immigration enforcement, and savings from entitlement reforms — is now law, and it's a triumph not only for President Donald Trump but for the whole Republican Party. The GOP passed two make-or-break tests here: ...