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Many readers asked for more Clairton history. You asked for it, you got it. A long read but one of my favorites: Growing up Clairton: David Pergrin was born in Clairton, PA in 1917 as the “War to End All Wars” was winding down. David was popular, handsome, and a star athlete on the Clairton […]

I have a cat who thinks that she’s A Singapora if you please. Of course, I think that she’s confused. A Singapora? I’m amused. Simone was rescued, but you see, She thinks that she’s a pedigree. And who am I to say she’s not? Or challenge such a school of thought? Her ice blue eyes […]

It was a relic but he loved it. An old lawn mower, probably made shortly after World War II ended. No fancy motor. No flimsy aluminum. Just a simple lawn mower. His grandfather used it in the 1950s, his father in the 1970s, and now it was his. The handles, after decades of use, worn […]

Dog person/Cat person? Most of my life I’ve been a dog person, starting with my beloved mutt Pinky. Lassie, a Sheepdog/Poodle mix with a Collie name came with the marriage. Punkin, a mixed Terrier was a stray two wandered into my wife’s classroom. Zindy, a purebred Miniature Poodle was a gift from a friend that […]

I recently discovered Kate Quinn, author of historical fiction books. Her latest caught my eye, The Alice Network. The story is exciting. She had me at the first sentence, “The first person I met in England was a hallucination.” Though the story held me in its grips throughout, I was especially fascinated at her development […]