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I am looking at an extract of my grandfather's birth registration. Thomas Alexander was born in Paisley, Scotland on November 21st, 1885. He was the son of John and Mary Alexander. John was a journeyman iron turner, which meant he machined iron and other metals. They were young,

Just a quick note to show you Calvary Baptist Church, in Chester, Pennsylvania. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached in this church while living in Chester and studying at the Crozer Theological Seminary. Here's a little essay written a few years ago by Stefan Roots. He's now

See the newspaper clipping, above? That comes from the Lancaster, Ohio Eagle, later known as the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, my hometown newspaper where my first attempts at journalism were published. (I was a high school kid, editor of the school paper, the William V. Fisher Catholic Irish Pen, which was

There was news this week about Donald Trump releasing a plan for health care in America. In West Virginia, the governor, Patrick Morrisey, talked about health care in his first state of the state address. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress is struggling to save what's left of Obamacare,