The scent of funnel cakes, grilled hot dogs and an ever-so-faint whiff of diesel fuel fill the air. The odd combination somehow works, adding to the excitement and anticipation as […]
Author: Salena Zito
From humble grain to embodiment of American exceptionalism
BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. — About 250 years ago, farmers looking for a way to make their surplus corn crop profitable decided to distill it. Today, that leftover grain has become […]
Seeing America from the ground
This is not a story about politics. Instead, it is a story about America and how sometimes, you can discover something new when you try to absorb the country’s character […]
American general store a symbol of enterprise and exceptionalism
BUCKSTOWN, Pa. — The Duppstadt’s Country Store, sitting high on a plateau along the Lincoln Highway between Stoystown and Reels Corner, has served Somerset County residents and weary travelers since […]
S.D. rocked again as a wind turbine plant shuts its doors
John F. Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, said only months ago those losing fossil fuel jobs in coal and hydraulic fracturing will find they have a better choice […]
Where’s the beef? Hackers bring it home
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. – Elaine Noll is standing in front of the cherry white and blue stand for Billy’s Country Smokehouse at the local farmers market. Wrapped around her left arm […]
There are deep roots in these mountains
The roots of faith, family, patriotism, dialect and work ethic are a prominent feature here. One of the first modern American presidents to recognize those characteristics here and in the […]
Kevin McCarthy wants to arm his caucus for the 2022 battle
For Republicans to win back the majority in the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said GOP candidates, whether they are incumbents or challengers, must spend time with voters in their […]
Pa. town saved by fracking fears Biden will kill its prosperity
Thirty years ago, Jason Capps was a young man with ambition, but when he looked around Canonsburg, Pa., near Pittsburgh, where he grew up, all he saw were opportunities slipping […]
UMWA doesn’t always represent miners’ values
GRAYSVILLE, Pennsylvania – When coal mine employee John Morecraft heard last Monday that United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts approved of President Joe Biden’s plan to move the […]
