As a matter of practice, I tend to reject the idiom that goes something like this - “Those who don’t learn from history are bound to repeat it.” I get hung up on the “bound to repeat it” part but that’s an argument to make another day. The first piece - the importance of ...
Last summer’s wildfire smoke that descended on the region had an eerie “sign of the apocalypse” type feel to it. Visibility was limited. The Sun wasn’t as bright as it should be. But we had reports for days that the smoke was coming and guidance on what we should do about ...
A Jamestown Post-Journal headline summed up this story very appropriately: “LUCI AND DESI TAKE CITY BY STORM.” By 1956, the iconic sitcom “I Love Lucy” was at the height of its popularity. But it wasn’t the only work that Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were doing at the ...
So how does the portrait of a wealthy Philadelphia debutant who moved to the then-frontier town of Franklin wind up hanging in the Warren County Courthouse? It turns out it very much has to do with the first treasurers of both Venango and Warren counties. “Sarah Parker was born to the ...
I’ve got a folder where I throw potential story ideas for this space. Sometimes they sit there for months. They all need more information but sometimes that information just isn’t available. So here’s a few where I’m sharing what I’ve got: One of the county’s first settlers, ...
Every year, there are slates of new laws that take effect in jurisdictions across the country. They’re evidence that our society evolves, that the needs of the law (or perceived needs, in some cases) are different than they once were. It’s a sign that life in places like Warren County ...
