Our first news quiz of 2026 awaits you! It’s a multiple-guess quiz, with many of the questions centered on the recent hostilities between Iran and the United States. There will always be at least one correct answer but, unlike some news quiz writers, I won’t tell you which one it is. It’s ...
Back in the late 1980s, in my ski bum days, I had the opportunity to ski some of the coolest places in America: Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Arapahoe Basin, Vail, Winter Park, Wolf Creek, just to name a few. It was 130-plus days per season. Some of the best days included tree skiing ...
It doesn’t get much better for sports fans than this week will be in Western Pennsylvania. The NFL Draft finally comes to Pittsburgh, which is being billed as the largest event ever held in the city. The Penguins are back in the postseason, and get their arch-rival Philadelphia Flyers in the ...
“Well, hello there,” I said as headed out the door to walk the dog. There in the grass along the sidewalk was a first, smiling sign of spring. A single dandelion had poked its yellow head above the green. After that long, cold and snowy winter, the world was finally waking up. ...
When I first wrote this column in 2005, I ran a feature where I shared wonderful teen activities. It was a vehicle for me to show our community a side of teens they may be missing. It’s been a while since I did so, but this week I feel our current teens have earned the affirmation. This ...
I'm a talkative guy. I can chat with anyone, but I'm not a fan of small talk. Nothing is duller than a sentence that starts with "It's cold out there today." Discussing the weather patterns in Southwestern Pennsylvania can be divisive. Last week, the temperature dropped more than 40 degrees in ...
